No Added Sugar
Subtitle: Growing Up with Type 1 Diabetes
Publisher: Hammersmith Books Ltd.; Hammersmith Health Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9781781610039; 9781905140268
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Health; Diabetics; Biography; Diabetes; JUVENILE NONFICTION; Health & Daily Living; Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
Description: Based on the author's experience of developing type 1 diabetes at 13, this book provides insight and practical guidance on the issues facing young people in managing their condition while coping with school, social life, family and the future.
Notes: English.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; A Huge Thank You; Introduction; 1 : In shock; 2 : Early worries; 3 : Before we knew; 4 : Back to school; 5 : Cat's out of the bag; 6 : Misunderstanding; 7 : Realisation; 8 : Facing the facts; 9 : First injections; 10 : Hypos; 11 : P.E.; 12 : Sweets, treats and choco-mania; 13 : First impressions; 14 : Eating out; 15 : Parties and sleepovers; 16 : Daytrips; 17 : The honeymoon phase; 18 : Blood tests; 19 : Illness; 20 : Holidays; 21 : The diabetes clinic; 22 : Lumps (lipodistrophy); 23 : The last word; Glossary; Useful resources; A, B, C; Index.; title: D, E, FG, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X.