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What is diabetes mellitus? -- Supporting diabetes care at home -- Striking a balance -- All about insulin -- Handling the highs and lows -- A word about type 2 diabetes -- Making meals work -- Adjusting to life with diabetes -- Growth and development -- Diabetes outside the home -- The diabetes clinic visit -- Transition to adult care -- Putting complications in perspective -- Current and evolving therapies for diabetes.

Diabetes at any age can be a real challenge. However, learning about this condition, and how to manage or control it, is essential so that children and teens can get on with their lives with as little risk and as much vigor as possible. Present-day therapy has gone a long way to improving outcomes for people with diabetes, and advances in research are being rapidly applied to further improve their quality of life. This essential guide, with new content based on cutting-edge research and current standards for treatment, is comprehensive, accessible and supportive, and truly aims to help parents, caregivers and children understand diabetes and live happy, healthy lives.

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