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"Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires lifelong management. The American Diabetes Association reports that 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes each year. Of that number, more than 200,000 people are under age twenty. This . . . resource is filled with facts, stories, and tools on how teens can enjoy life and work toward their goals while successfully managing their diabetes. Questions are answered about the types of diabetes, how to recognize the symptoms, advances in treatment, and the effects of diet, exercise, illness, and travel on quality of life"--Provided by publisher.

"As diabetes rates among teenagers continue to rise, parents, doctors, and counselors search for reliable resources to better understand the issues teenagers with diabetes face every day. This essential guide explains the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes and provides diabetic teenagers with tips to help manage their condition"--Provided by publisher.

"This book explores diabetes and how people diagnosed with the disease manage it. It examines how diabetes affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains the latest treatments available"--Amazon.

"[This book] tells the story of the discovery of insulin, a treatment for [diabetes] and one of the . . . milestones in medical science. Frederick Banting was a young doctor who was haunted by the memories of the diabetic children he'd treated at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. One night, though, he was struck by inspiration--would it be possible to isolate the mysterious secretions of the pancreas (what we now call insulin) and use this substance to treat diabetes? In May 1921, the University of Toronto gave Banting a small lab and a student assistant, Charles Best, to work through Banting's hypothesis. Their test subjects were street dogs--a fact that pained Banting, who had a deep fondness for animals. Banting and Best took exceptional care of the dogs, and Banting ended up giving one the dogs a name--Marjorie. And when Marjorie--whose pancreas had been replaced by insulin injections--lived 70 days, the experiment was deemed a success. The next step was to try the treatment on a dying child. The effects of insulin on the first human diabetic patient were deemed practically miraculous. However, many dogs did die for this to happen, including Marjorie, whom Banting described as 'the most important dog in the world.' The back matter includes an Author's Note that provides more information about the disease, as well as about Banting, Best and the insulin dogs. Another section addresses the ethical dilemma of using animals in medical research"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces readers to how type 1 diabetes affects the body, explores its symptoms, and explains how to treat it.

It's easy to take a pill when we aren't feeling well. But did you know that the art of making medicines goes back thousands of years? Early remedies weren't always so easy or effective. Some seemed downright disgusting. Wine infused with a venomous snake was used to cure fatigue and hair loss. Snail slime soothed burns, and a mixture of ear wax and mud treated headaches. Discover more about how medicine was practiced centuries ago and how, eventually, scientists discovered some truly amazing remedies, from the magic bullet that treated syphilis to the insulin used for diabetes.

"Introduces readers to diabetes, including causes, symptoms, treatments, and the personal experience"--Provided by publisher.

"Introduces readers to diabetes, including causes, symptoms, treatments, and the personal experience"--.

Presents an account of Elizabeth Evans Hughes, the first patient to be successfully treated for diabetes with insulin, describing a treatment that involved semi-starvation and the efforts of two Canadian doctors who won the Noble Prize in medicine for their discovery.