{"product_id":"youve-got-this-a-practical-compassionate-guide-to-thriving-with-type-2-diabetes-by-kimberly-stephens","title":"You've Got This!: A Practical, Compassionate Guide to Thriving with Type 2 Diabetes by Kimberly Stephens","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou've Got This: A Compassionate, Practical Guide to Thriving with Type 2 Diabetes A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes can feel like the ground shifting beneath your feet. In a single appointment, everything you thought you knew about your body, your daily routine, and your future can suddenly feel uncertain. You may be scared. You may be overwhelmed. You may be carrying shame you don't quite know what to do with. If any of that is true, this book was written for you. You've Got This is not a book about perfection. It is not a rigid meal plan, a frightening list of complications, or a lecture about everything you should have done differently. It is an honest, warm, and deeply practical companion for the early days and months after diagnosis — written with the conviction that you are more capable than you feel right now, and that a full, energetic, joyful life is not only possible with type 2 diabetes, it is waiting for you. What you'll find inside: Emotional health that is treated as seriously as blood sugar. Because managing a chronic condition is as much an inner journey as a physical one, this book begins where most diabetes books don't — with your feelings. You'll find honest conversations about fear, grief, shame, and burnout, alongside practical tools for building resilience, finding joy, and learning to treat yourself with the same compassion you would offer anyone you love. Nutrition guidance that lives in the real world. Forget rigid rules and impossible restrictions. This book offers clear, evidence-based principles for eating in a way that stabilizes blood sugar — and shows you how to apply them to your actual life, your food culture, your budget, your schedule, and your kitchen. You'll discover that eating well with diabetes is less about deprivation and more about understanding, and that the food ahead of you can be genuinely delicious. Physical health tips that meet you where you are. Whether you are just beginning to move your body or returning to it after a long absence, you'll find approachable, realistic guidance on exercise, sleep, stress management, and the daily habits that quietly but powerfully shape your blood sugar and your wellbeing — one small step at a time. A blueprint for working powerfully with your healthcare team. Your doctor, diabetes educator, and dietitian are essential partners — but only if you know how to work with them effectively. This book gives you the tools to walk into every appointment prepared and confident: the right questions to ask, the information to share honestly, how to advocate for yourself, and how to build a care team that truly sees you as a whole person. Guidance for the people who love you. Diabetes doesn't happen in isolation — it affects the people around you too. This book helps you navigate those relationships with clarity and grace, showing you how to communicate your needs, invite support without losing your independence, and bring your loved ones into your journey in ways that strengthen rather than strain your bonds. A diagnosis is not a destination. It is a turning point — and what turns with it, if you let it, is a deeper relationship with your own body, your own strength, and your own capacity for change. You did not choose this. But you get to choose what comes next. And you've got this. You've Got This is for anyone who has just received a type 2 diabetes diagnosis and needs a steady, knowledgeable, genuinely encouraging voice in their corner — one that tells the truth, holds nothing back, and believes in them completely. Read more\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48154086506681,"sku":"8198788602","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/7871\/0713\/files\/711VjMiKCDL._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1784233680","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbuybook.com\/products\/youve-got-this-a-practical-compassionate-guide-to-thriving-with-type-2-diabetes-by-kimberly-stephens","provider":"BestBuyBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}