"I can help take care of me" 2nd edition is a poetic introduction for children to life with diabetes. The book begins with the diagnosis of diabetes and goes through a simple definition of diabetes, the standard methods of care that a child will be living with, demonstrates how the equipment works and what it does. The book also goes back into the child's normal life, showing how he can return to a normal childhood while taking care of himselfThe book should help a child to see that his diagnosis is not the end of the world and is something that he'll live and work with. The book is also an excellent teaching tool for other family members, teachers, classmates and others who the child will be interacting with that need some knowledge of the condition.

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Yerachmiel Altman is a computer software engineer with training in chemical engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

He developed type 1 diabetes at the age of two and has been living at the leading edge of diabetes medical care. He began using an insulin pump over 38 years and has contributed to the design, testing and usage of pumps, glucose sensors, catheters and other related devices and delivery systems.

He has earned the AADE Diabetes level 1 Paraprofessional.

He has a facebook diabetes support group Insulinopoly with over 1800 members as well as leading support group for Jewish children with type 1 diabetes and is a member of several support groups for people with diabetes.

He is married and resides in Massachusetts.

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