Type 2 Diabetes in Teens: Secrets for Success
If you're a teenager who has Type 2 diabetes, you're not alone. More and more people your age are being diagnosed with Type 2-and most of them also struggle with their diabetes treatment. The first book of its kind, Type 2 Diabetes in Teens was written to help you better understand and manage your diabetes. It's very important that you take care of yourself and follow your treatment-and this book gives you information on living well, including:
- How to keep blood sugar in control
- What to do when you get cravings
- How to manage your diabetes in school
- What to say to your friends and your dates
- How to balance exercise and food when you take insulin
- Where to find help when you need it
- Ways to eat healthier
- How to be patient with yourself and enjoy life
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Book details
- Author
- Jean Betschart-Roemer
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 240
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Health & Fitness › Diseases & Conditions › Diabetes
Family & Relationships › Life Stages › Adolescence - Topics
- teen health · diabetes management · blood sugar control · diet and exercise · living with diabetes · adolescence
- ISBN-13
- 9781620457085 (Paperback)9781620457924 (Hardcover)
About the author
JEAN BETSCHART-ROEMER, M.S.N., C.P.N.P., C.D.E., is a pediatric nurse practitioner and diabetes educator with 34 years at the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh–UPMC. Her recent books include American Diabetes Association Guide to Raising a Child with Diabetes, In Control: A Guide for Teens with Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Teens: Secrets for Success.
Betschart-Roemer is a past president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and a recipient of the American Diabetes Association Outstanding Health Professional Educator Award.
When she’s not writing, Betschart-Roemer has worked directly with children with diabetes and their families since 1980. That sustained clinical work forms the foundation of her books on managing diabetes across every stage of childhood.