Can I tell you about Diabetes (Type 1)? - A guide for friends, family and professionals

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.

Product details

• Authors: Julie Edge, Julia MacConville
• Assisted by: Julia MacConville (Illustration)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.2014
• EAN: 9781849054690
• ISBN: 978-1-84905-469-0
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 231 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Can I Tell You About...?; Can I Tell You About...?
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine