This resource draws together information for teens with diabetes from publications issued by organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Diabetes Education
Program, and the American Diabetes Association. It explains what causes diabetes, differences in its forms, and what researchers have learned; medical management, including self-monitoring
blood glucose, common medications, the roles played by oral medications and insulin, and problems related to high or low blood sugar; meal planning and dietary strategies, the importance of
physical activity, and how to achieve a healthy body weight; emotional aspects, including depression, eating disorders, and dealing with diabetes at school, when traveling, or when sick;
physical complications to the heart, blood vessels, nerves, eyes, kidneys, and other organs and systems of the body and how to prevent or delay them; and further resources. Annotation 穢2012
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