Get a handle on your diabetes and get on with your life
If you're a teenager who has Type 2 diabetes, you're not alone. More and more people your age are being diagnosed with Type 2-and most of them also struggle with their diabetes treatment. The first book of its kind, Type 2 Diabetes in Teens was written to help you better understand and manage your diabetes. It's very important that you take care of yourself and follow your treatment-and this book gives you information on living well, including:
How to keep blood sugar in control * What to do when you get cravings * How to manage your diabetes in school * What to say to your friends and your dates * How to balance exercise and food when you take insulin * Where to find help when you need it * Ways to eat healthier * How to be patient with yourself and enjoy life
A special section of tips and suggestions for parents will help your family support you as you manage your diabetes. You're not alone in this-and Type 2 Diabetes in Teens will show you and your family how to deal with the disease and have a positive outlook on life.
""Highly recommended for teens living with Type 2 diabetes and their parents.""
-Richard R. Rubin, Ph.D., C.D.E., Associate Professor
Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Get a handle on your diabetes and get on with your life
If you're a teenager who has Type 2 diabetes, you're not alone. More and more people your age are being diagnosed with Type 2-and most of them also struggle with their diabetes treatment. The first book of its kind, Type 2 Diabetes in Teens was written to help you better understand and manage your diabetes. It's very important that you take care of yourself and follow your treatment-and this book gives you information on living well, including:
How to keep blood sugar in control * What to do when you get cravings * How to manage your diabetes in school * What to say to your friends and your dates * How to balance exercise and food when you take insulin * Where to find help when you need it * Ways to eat healthier * How to be patient with yourself and enjoy life
A special section of tips and suggestions for parents will help your family support you as you manage your diabetes. You're not alone in this-and Type 2 Diabetes in Teens will show you and your family how to deal with the disease and have a positive outlook on life.
""Highly recommended for teens living with Type 2 diabetes and their parents.""
-Richard R. Rubin, Ph.D., C.D.E., Associate Professor
Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Join two curious children and their diabetes educator on a colorful and amazing journey through the human body learning first-hand what causes diabetes and how to manage it. With brilliant four-color illustrations on every page, "A Magic Ride in Foozbah-Land" guides 3 to 7 year olds and their parents through an amusing tale. By the end, readers have a better understanding of diabetes and how to manage the disease through insulin, nutrition, and exercise. A portion of this book's proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, a not-for-profit voluntary health agency whose primary objective is to support and fund research to find the cause, cure, treatment, and prevention of diabetes and its complications."

How to Make the Best Choices About Your Health Finally, a book about diabetes that you'll actually want to read! This helpful and highly readable guide explains everything you need to know to get you through the teen years. Straightforward and current, this one-of-a-kind book tackles the issues and answers the questions you may face, including:

• Is it time for me to handle more of my diabetes care?
• What can I do about mood changes?
• What about junk food or fast food?
• When should I tell my boyfriend or girlfriend about my diabetes?
• Does diabetes affect my sexuality?
• How do I choose, talk to, and negotiate with my medical team?

"Practical, meaningful, and highly enjoyable. There are not many books out there for teenagers with diabetes. In Control fills a gap and really meets that need." --JoAnn Ahern, RN, MSN, CDE Pediatric Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist, Yale University - Books to Fund a Cure - A portion of this book's proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, a not-for-profit voluntary health agency, whose primary objective is to support and fund research to find the cause, cure, treatment, and prevention of diabetes and its complications. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Library Illustrator P.S. Mueller's cartoons appear in more than 30 major city weekly newspapers throughout the country and in such magazines as Harper's, Health, The Esquire Gentleman, Hippocrates, and The Utne Reader.