101 Tips for Raising Healthy Kids With Diabetes

by Hieronymus, Laura; Geil, Patti Bazel

• ISBN13: 9781580402422
• ISBN10: 1580402429
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-18
• Publisher: American Diabetes Association

Summary

Parents of toddlers and teens with type 1 and 2 diabetes get tips from diabetes educators to help their children eat right and live healthy. Straightforward Q&A format answers questions from nutrition to medication. One of the few up-to-date books of its kind to include health and parenting information on toddlers with diabetes With obesity and diabetes on the rise in children, parents are eager for information that can make raising a child with diabetes easier

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Off to a Healthy Start!	p. 1
Bouncing Babies to Terrific Toddlers	p. 13
Preschool to Primary School: ABC's of Management	p. 21
School-Aged Children: Adding Confidence, Subtracting Fear	p. 29
Adolescents: Maturity Matters with Metabolism	p. 35
Healthy Eating for Healthy Kids	p. 43
The Art and Science of Medication Management	p. 55
Child's Play: Physical Activity and Exercise	p. 65
Monitoring: Checking Up on Blood Glucose Control	p. 73
Psychosocial: Living and Coping with Diabetes	p. 85
School Days: Factoring Diabetes into the Equation	p. 93
Athletes with Diabetes: Champions and Challenges	p. 101
Special Events: No Kid-ding Around	p. 107
Ongoing Care: Successful Diabetes Self-Management	p. 115
Index	p. 125
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