100 Questions and Answers about Your Child's Type 1 Diabetes

An estimated 1 in 600 children in the US develops Type 1 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes in kids. A diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes can be distressing and confusing for parents and caregivers, but now there is expert help. 100 Questions & Answers About Your Child’s Type 1 Diabetes provides authoritative, practical answers to the most common questions about the disease. This reader-friendly guide is an invaluable resource for learning how to manage the medical, emotional, and practical daily challenges of raising a child with Type 1 diabetes.

Elizabeth Platt is a medical and science writer/editor living and working in Maine. She learned about high-risk pregnancy first-hand when she had her first son, Nathaniel, at the age of 38, and had a refresher course with her second son, Eric, at the age of 40. Elizabeth previously coauthored 100 Questions & Answers About Breast Cancer with Zora Brown, now in its second edition, and is currently the Managing Editor of the women's health website womentowomen.com. In her spare time, she breeds Lippitt Morgan horses at her farm in Buxton, Maine, where she lives with her sons, their father, two teenage stepchildren, and assorted dogs, cats, and poultry.

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