Katherine J. Moran

Diabetes

The Ultimate Teen Guide

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides practical information on living with diabetes, discussing what the disease is, how to manage it, treatment options, and related issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. März 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 580g
• ISBN-13: 9780810848061
• ISBN-10: 0810848066
• Artikelnr.: 13922284

Autorenporträt

Katherine J. Moran is a Registered Nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator. She dedicated her professional life to diabetes management and education after her daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of three.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 1 Fitting In!
Chapter 3 2 What Is This Diabetes Anyway?
Chapter 4 3 What's The Plan, Man?
Chapter 5 4 Reflecting on Checking
Chapter 6 5 To Eat and What Not to Eat? That Is the Question!
Chapter 7 6 Insulin - The Glucose Key
Chapter 8 7 The Marvels of Medicine!
Chapter 9 8 The Magic of Exercise!
Chapter 10 9 Let Me Off This Roller Coaster!
Chapter 11 10 The Freedom of Pumping!
Chapter 12 11 I'm Sick With the Flu, What Do I Do?
Chapter 13 12 The Good News! You Have Control Over the Complications of
Diabetes!
Chapter 14 13 Can I Do This on My Own?
Chapter 15 14 Peers, Beers, and Tears
Chapter 16 15 Keeping It All Together
Chapter 17 16 The Real Deal Behind the Wheel
Chapter 18 17 What's to Know When You're on the Go
Chapter 19 18 What's Coming Down the Road?
Chapter 20 Index
Chapter 21 About the Author

Rezensionen

This tightly focused title looks at specific problems or issues that teens with diabetes may face. Chapters include the importance of establishing the patterns of blood-sugar readings, the types and uses of various medications, and the importance of diet and exercise, even with insulin-dependent diabetes...public libraries will definitely want this informative book on their shelves. School Library Journal