100 Questions And Answers About Your Childs Type 1 Diabetes

For the more than 26 million Americans diagnosed with or affected by diabetes, having accurate information on the disease is crucial. But the sheer volume of information available can be daunting for patients and caregivers alike. This comprehensive guide provides librarians and library users with background on key diabetes concepts, encompassing reliable print and electronic resources, including hard-to-find periodicals and audiovisual sources. Each chapter in this guide presents an overview and description as well as an annotated list of multi-format resources on topics including: Types 1 and 2 and gestational diabetes Diet, clinical trials, and support sources Legal and insurance issues With this guide, librarians can deepen their understanding and collections, and thus improve service to the growing number of patrons affected by, at-risk for, or curious about this pervasive disease.

Approximately 208,000 Americans under age twenty have diagnosed diabetes, and the number is growing at an alarming rate. From 2001 to 2009, the number of American children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes rose 23 percent; for type 2 diabetes it rose 21 percent. While scientists and government organizations assess the reasons for the increase, parents are left to deal with its day-to-day ramifications, and to guide their children through the discovery and treatment process. Jeff Hitchcock, the editor of this volume, was in desperate need of advice for how to best support his young daughter after her diagnosis. When he searched for support, he was shocked by how little information existed. So he started his own support group, Children with Diabetes. And now, more than twenty years later, Children with Diabetes has answered more than twenty thousand questions from other parents, gets more than twenty thousand daily hits on its website, and has a highly respected Diabetes Team, a wealth of on-call experts for parents in need of support. In this volume, Jeff has collected a whopping 101 tips for parents. The tips answer questions such as: What does the diagnosis mean? How do I get help? Should I change my child’s eating habits? What does insulin mean, and how is it used? And what should I tell my child’s teacher? For ease of reference, they’re categorized, so answers can quickly and easily be found. They’re also provided in simple, jargon-free, and easy-to-understand language.

The perfect book to educate your classmates on T1D! Talk about their gadgets, debunk myths, teach compassion, and spread awareness all while normalizing type one diabetes in your classroom!

Explains the nature of diabetes, and offers advice concerning insulin, diet, school, exercise, emotional problems, travel, medical costs and insurance

"They call it an autoimmune disease.But ah-ah-ACHOO! That word makes me sneeze!"Getting diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is no fun for anyone. It's stressful! It's full of finger sticks, needles, blood, and all sorts of strange words like pancreas, insulin, and autoimmune. But learning about diabetes shouldn't be stressful. It should be fun!The book, Was It Something I Ate? The Type 1 Diabetes Myth Buster for Kids helps take the stress out of learning by using a humorous approach to explain common misconceptions about diabetes. It explains big words with catchy rhymes and clever illustrations.In addition, it reassures kids that diabetes won't limit them from any of their amazing dreams. It even includes a page for them to draw what they want to be when they grow up. This book is a great addition to any library, but it will be particularly useful for recently diagnosed children, their families, friends, and classmates.

Diabetes can be overwhelming for those who are diagnosed with it and for their friends and loved ones. This book helps navigate the many aspects of diabetes with colorful pictures, diagrams and descriptions. What is diabetes? Is it contagious, Do you have to get shots? Will it go away? These and many other questions are answered in short, clear snippets to help you on your way to navigating the world of diabetes.

Parents of children who have been diagnosed with diabetes are faced with an overwhelming, and sometimes frightening, amount of information. The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Juvenile Diabetes helps readers to cope with the challenges of helping their children live happy, healthy lives while controlling the disease. Parents of children who have been diagnosed with diabetes are faced with an overwhelming, and sometimes frightening, amount of information. The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Juvenile Diabetes helps readers to cope with the challenges of helping their children live happy, healthy lives while controlling the disease. This reassuring, easy-to-use guide features advice on: -Adjusting to life with diabetes -Helping children take control of their health -Monitoring diet and insulin levels -Handling emergencies -Finding support for children and parents

The author, herself the mother of two diabetic children, answers the questions parents ask most, providing charts, tables, listings of diabetes organizations and even a cookbook; everything a parent needs to face this life-altering illness.