
eBook - ePub
Can I tell you about Diabetes (Type 1)?
A guide for friends, family and professionals
- 64 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Can I tell you about Diabetes (Type 1)?
A guide for friends, family and professionals
About this book
Meet Debbie - a young girl with diabetes type 1. Debbie invites readers to learn about this type of diabetes from her perspective, describing how it feels to have high and low blood sugar levels. She explains how she can monitor her blood sugar and controls it with medication. Debbie also talks about the challenges of having diabetes and lets readers know how she can be helped and supported.
This illustrated book is ideal for young people aged 7 upwards, as well as parents, friends, teachers and nurses. It is also an excellent starting point for family and classroom discussions.
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Yes, you can access Can I tell you about Diabetes (Type 1)? by Julia MacConville, Julie Edge in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Diseases & Allergies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Topic
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Diseases & AllergiesTable of contents
- Cover
- Can I tell you about...?
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
- Introducing Debbie, who has diabetes
- What is it like to have diabetes?
- Things about diabetes that can make me feel worried and upset
- Low blood sugar levels
- High blood sugar levels
- Making sure that I am healthy with my diabetes
- Meeting others with diabetes
- What is type 1 diabetes?
- Insulin pumps
- Recognising the signs of diabetes
- What you need to learn at the start
- Diabetes and school
- How friends can help
- How teachers can help
- How parents can help
- Recommended Reading, Organisations and Websites
- Extract