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Diabetes and Me: An Essential Guide for Kids and Parents
Contributor(s): Bertozzi, Nick (Illustrator), Chaloner, Kim (Text by (Art, Photo Books))
ISBN: 0809038714     ISBN-13: 9780809038718
Publisher: Hill & Wang
OUR PRICE:   $17.10  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - General
Dewey: 618.924
LCCN: 2012036543
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 7.01" W x 10" (0.77 lbs) 176 pages
 
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An upbeat, empathetic, and essential guide for young people with diabetes

In Diabetes and Me: An Essential Guide for Kids and Parents, Kim Chaloner, who has been teaching award-winning science classes for fifteen years, gives kids the tools they need to take charge of their health and understand what it means to be diagnosed with diabetes. In this graphic guide, she walks four young people through the basics of diabetes, both Type 1 and Type 2, revealing . . .

- The early signs of diabetes and how doctors can help

- What it means to have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes

- What the pancreas is and how it works

- How to manage the ups and downs of blood sugar levels

- Strategies for diet and exercise

- How to explain diabetes to friends and family members

- And much more

Illustrated by the award-winning artist Nick Bertozzi, Diabetes and Me is an informative, empowering handbook for parents, teachers, and kids looking to learn more about how to handle one of today's most common conditions.

Contributor Bio(s): Bertozzi, Nick: - Nick Bertozzi lives in Queens, NY, with his wife and daughters and is the author and artist of many other cartoon stories, among them The Salon, Houdini: The Handcuff King, and First Second's Lewis & Clark. He is a teacher at the School of Visual Arts.Chaloner, Kim: - Kim Chaloner is a middle school science teacher and the dean of community life at an independent private school in Manhattan, where she organizes programs in sustainability, biology, multicultural education, and community service. She is the author of Diabetes and Me. She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age sixteen.