Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults - 5th Edition

Award-winning guide to achieving optimal health in young people with diabetes.

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The number of children with Type 1 diabetes is steadily increasing. While research continues to search for a cure, the expectation is that those afflicted should enjoy a long life. Medical research has conclusively proved that looking after your own diabetes - and keeping your blood glucose level down - is the key to avoiding the pitfalls and long-term risks.





Having diabetes means you need to make yourself better informed than the average doctor, and this remarkable book gives you all the strategies and tricks to get your blood glucose down and keep it under control. In this practical, easy-to-read book Dr Ragnar Hanas shows you step-by-step how to become an expert in your own diabetes.





By understanding your Type 1 diabetes and how to manage it, you can live a full, healthy and happy life.











Up-to-date with changes to the HbA1c standard which measures average blood glucose levels.


All the latest information on insulin therapies


Includes 39 chapters, and over 400 illustrations and cartoons


Glossary explains 172 medical terms


Stories of other people with diabetes








Summary of contents:





Topics covered range from `how your body works’ to `sweets, treats and ice-cream’ and from `insulin injection technique’ to `long-term complications’ and any number of subjects in-between:











Getting to grips with and caring for your own diabetes


Background on diabetes and your body


Blood glucose and hypoglycaemia


Insulin treatment and monitoring your diabetes


Nutrition, weight control and exercise


Smoking, alcohol, pregnancy and social issues


Travel tips


Complications


Research and new developments


Psychology and needle-phobia


Well-known people with diabetes