It's Time to Learn About Diabetes: A Workbook on Diabetes for Children (Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Library) [Paperback]

Jean Betschart (Author), Nancy Songer (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 1998

A delightful, entertaining, and easy-to-use workbook that not only teached children about what's happening to their bodies, but also helps them take care of themselves.

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From the Back Cover

The most widely used resource for helping children manage their diabetes is now totally revised and updated. When kids find out they have diabetes, they often have questions about what it is and how they got it. It’s Time to Learn About Diabetes is an entertaining and easy-to-use guide that and explains diabetes in simple terms, showing school-age kids how to help take care of themselves. With friendly cartoon hosts Cindy and Mike, this workbook alleviates the fear associated with insulin shots and blood tests and helps kids understand what’s happening in their bodies. By emphasizing the positive and providing an outlet for children to express their feelings, it clearly shows kids how to manage their diabetes and feel good about themselves. It’s Time to Learn About Diabetes also includes helpful tips on exercise, healthy eating, caring for diabetes in school, and planning for parties and vacations. • Books to Fund a Cure • A portion of this book’s proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, a not-for profit voluntary health agency, whose primary objective is to support and fund research to find the cause, cure, treatment, and prevention of diabetes and its complications. The JDF gives more money to diabetes research than any other private health agency in the world. JDF Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Library Health/Diabetes/Parenting --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: Chronimed Publishing; Revised edition (January 7, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565610806
• ISBN-13: 978-1565610804
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,953,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just for Kids, April 13, 2000

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This review is from: It's Time to Learn About Diabetes: A Workbook on Diabetes for Children, Revised Edition (Paperback)

I am an R.N. in an acute care hospital and this is the best book I have found for newly diagnosed diabetics. It's simple, but not childish. It gives all the pertinent information for a diabetic to get off to a good start without overloading them with a lot of medical jargon and technical information. It's officially recommended for pre-teens, but I find it beneficial for even adults. When they are ready to learn more, then they can move up to a more advanced book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simplified Help fo New Patients and Parents, July 17, 2002

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This review is from: It's Time to Learn About Diabetes: A Workbook on Diabetes for Children, Revised Edition (Paperback)

A great help for those new to diabetes.
Maes everyhing easy to understand.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!, July 25, 2008

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This review is from: It's Time to Learn About Diabetes: A Workbook on Diabetes for Children, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This is one of the books that the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi gives to newly diagnosed children and their families as part of our We Care 2/Diabetes 101 care packages. It is upbeat, kid friendly and is perfect to bring to school to educate classmates on the basics of diabetes! We are fortunate to have the video too-it's a great film to show elementary school children to increase their understanding of their classmate's diagnosis or to teach them about diabetes in general.