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Type 1 Teens: A Guide to Managing Your Life With Diabetes
ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year, Honorable Mention Friends. School. Parents. Driving. Dating. Add type 1 diabetes, and your teenage life feels even more complicated. Too many competing priorities, not enough time, right? Type 1 Teens outlines straightforward strategies and tips to help you manage your diabetes before it manages you. Crack it open for simple-to-use tools and insider advice. Find practical and realistic self-help, all in this do-it-in-a-snap guide. Type 1 Teens gives you just what you need to own your diabetes, advocate for yourself, prevent diabetes burnout, and take back the control of your priorities.
150 pages, Paperback
First published June 15, 2010
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December 30, 2018
This is a guidebook for teenagers, parents of teenagers living with type 1 diabetes, as well as healthcare professionals working in the field of type 1 diabetes healthcare. This guidebook tackles many issues that affect the lives of people living with the condition, it comes as well with proper and tangible solutions that are smart and possible.
May 11, 2015
My daughter isn't a teen yet but I am so happy I read it early. The author really helped me understand the impact of diabetes on the teenage mind and gave me insight on the burnout and self-consciousness that I fear. I feel better prepared for the teen years and know this book will help me head off some issues early - at least that is the plan!!
January 8, 2015
I skimmed through this and saw some good advice: "balance, balance, balance" at the core, with tips.
I started skimming after reading through the "Priority Check" self-test and the options for barriers to diabetes care listed were: Laziness, Disorganization, and Embarrassment.
Ok. If you're going to write a book for teens that talks about an upsetting thing, and you're going to talk about how upsetting it is and how the upset can get in the way of dealing with the thing...less antagonizing words! Don't say lazy. DON'T say LAZY! Especially when, in the explicatory paragraph underneath lazy, it becomes clear that what you mean is "unmotivated"--a very different thing. How many times do teens get told they're lazy when they know they're not? Lots. Don't do that.
I started skimming after reading through the "Priority Check" self-test and the options for barriers to diabetes care listed were: Laziness, Disorganization, and Embarrassment.
Ok. If you're going to write a book for teens that talks about an upsetting thing, and you're going to talk about how upsetting it is and how the upset can get in the way of dealing with the thing...less antagonizing words! Don't say lazy. DON'T say LAZY! Especially when, in the explicatory paragraph underneath lazy, it becomes clear that what you mean is "unmotivated"--a very different thing. How many times do teens get told they're lazy when they know they're not? Lots. Don't do that.
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