Dining doctrine: Healthy Dining with Diabetes will be available at the Hong Kong Book Fair from July 21.

Two new books on managing diabetes published by the Department of Health will be available at the Hong Kong Book Fair from July 21, and later in bookstores.

Entitled Living at Ease with Diabetes and Healthy Dining with Diabetes, the Chinese-language books explain in layman's terms the proper management of diabetes and offer practical advice on diet modification, exercises, travelling, life skills and psychological adjustment.

The first book covers the cause, complications, preventive measures, drug treatment and self-monitoring techniques for diabetes, as well as diet, exercise, foot care and travel tips.

The second was written by a team of dieticians and covers the principles of dietary adjustment for diabetes the application of these principles into day-to-day food preparation, from menu planning, buying, cooking to portioning of food.

Living at Ease with Diabetes is $90 and Healthy Eating with Diabetes is $70. A 20% discount is offered to senior citizen cardholders at the Cosmos Stall and bookshops.