This book is based on the author's personal experience with Type II
Diabetes and its effects on her body.
After strictly adhering to the recommended regimen of daily blood draws,
medication and extreme dietary adjustments over the course of many
years, Leonida Lidman still found herself in great physical and
emotional pain.
It was only with the discovery of baby's milk and the solution to the
sudden fluctuations of blood glucose that she was able to regain much of
the physical energy she enjoyed before diabetes afflicted and tortured
her body.
Intermingling personal observations of her ailments with medical
information copied verbatim from books and leaflets given to her at
medical appointments, the author gives a thorough overview of the
definitions, side effects and treatment options involved in dealing with
diabetes. The author hopes readers will come away with a firm
understanding of the disasters that diabetes can wreck on the human
body, why these side effects occur, and with solutions to potentially
live pain-free lives.
About the Author:
Mrs. Leonida Lidman received an M.A. in Education from the University of
The Philippines and an M.S. in Human Resources Management from the New
School for Social Research, New School University, Fifth Avenue, New
York City, in 1987.
She also graduated in 2009 with an advanced writing course from The Long
Ridge Writers' Group School, Long Ridge, West Redding, Connecticut.
Her work experiences include being a college instructor in the
Philippines; Training Supervisor for Comprehensive Community Health
Programs at the University of The Philippines, Bay, Los Baños, Laguna.
She also served as Commissioner of the Newark Senior Citizens Commission
and Program Coordinator for the Office on Aging, Newark Housing
Authority, in Newark New Jersey from 1987 to 1989. She was a City
Council President's awardee for distinguished community service on
behalf of the city's elderly. She has also written various articles and
is a published author.
She is also a recipient of U.S. Patent #4,680,179, a fruit-flavored
coconut water-based liqueur with no added sugar and no preservatives.
She has also done volunteer work with the Executive Planning Committee
of The United Way, Essex County, New Jersey and coordinated the
recruitment of retired senior volunteers (RSVP Program) for the New
Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Essex County, New Jersey and
others.
