In Sweet Kids, you get all of the practical, reassuring advice you need to care for children with diabetes. This new edition includes information on the latest medications and recommendations from the recently completed Diabetes Prevention Program.
While we're on the topic of kids with diabetes, are you wrestling with how to balance diabetes control and good nutrition with family peace? If you are, Sweet Kids, may have the answers you're seeking.
Balancing food, exercise and insulin can be the most demanding issues for parents of a child with diabetes. Each chapter of Sweet Kids begins with a story of a child with diabetes, designed to introduce you to each of the books' topics. Chapters, on each stage of your child's life take into account the health and emotional needs of your child along the way. From what to fix for a toddler's breakfast to preparing a teenager to care for his diabetes away from home, this book helps parents and caregivers to make informed decisions for better management of childhood diabetes.
Sweet Kids is written in practical, easy-to-understand language that gives the reader solutions to a variety of situations, from breast feeding to sporting events. Healthy eating and feeding for your family, nutrition, food and meal planning in diabetes, proper development of your diabetic child and techniques for caregivers of diabetic children are just a few of the general areas which are broken down into digestible detail.
Sweet Kids is co-authored by Betty Page Brackenridge, MS, RD, CDE, and Richard R. Rubin, PhD, CDE, �2002 by the American Diabetes Association, Inc. This book is an invaluable resource for parents who have children with diabetes. It provides sound advice for parents and caregivers who strive to help their children with diabetes to live their lives to the fullest, while bringing peace of mind to their families.
Book Details:
Author: Betty Page Brackenridge
Author: Richard Rubin
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
ISBN: 1580401244
View at: Amazon (see sale price)List Price: $16.95Format: Paperback: 320 pages
