ONLY THE BEST BOOKS
    For Diabetic Kids and Teens

    Have you just found out about your diabetes?

    Do you hate feeling different from everyone else?

    Isn't it annoying how people squirm when you test your blood?

    Here's some GOOD news! No matter how your diabetes diet and insulin management are going, you're probably using your glucose meter and testing equipment ten times better than most of the characters in the books listed on this site.

    Why not let fictional kids make the mistakes you might be tempted to make? Let the diabetic kids and teenagers in these books take testing short cuts and suffer the consequences, so you don't have to mess up your health care or complicate your insurance or hospital admissions. Who needs the extra drama! Isn't having diabetes enough trouble right now?

    For example, Roland, the main character sixth-grader in Please Pass Grandma's Leg by Christine Petrell Kallevig is all bummed out because he's just caught his electronic-hat-wearing grandma showing off her artificial leg to unsuspecting shoppers at the mall. The trouble is, these unsuspecting shoppers just happen to be the snobbiest and most popular kids from Roland’s school. Fortunately for him – and unfortunately for her – this really cute girl, Crystal Nellson, has problems that are even worse. Despite his anger and frustration about his new diabetes diagnosis, the antics of his bad-mannered beagle, and the embarrassing escapades of the planet’s most bizarre family, Roland is rewarded with true friendship when he finally stops worrying about himself and starts helping Crystal solve The Case of the Sacked Potatoes. If you like funny mysteries, you'll love this book!

    Here's More GREAT Fiction That Features Diabetic Kids
    For Readers Age 9 to 12

    Picture Books That Feature Diabetic Characters

    Looking for books for older kids?
    Here's Favorite Fiction That Features Diabetic Characters
    For Teen and Young Adult Readers

    Need Accurate Easy-To-Understand Information
    About Blood-Testing, Exercise, Hypoglycemia, and Diets?
    Here's Some How-To Books for Diabetic Kids and Teens

    Check out these Instructional Videos and Software Programs
    for Parents and Families of Diabetic Kids and Teens

    Click HERE to reach the Children With Diabetes web site
    They have links to diabetes equipment, insurance, insulin, and everything else anyone needs to know about Juvenile Diabetes!

    Click HERE to reach the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
    They have ideas for fund-raising and how to help find a cure for diabetes!

    Click HERE to reach Diabetes Informer
    They have articles, links, information, and ideas for how to control hypoglycemia and manage diabetes.

    Click HERE to reach the American Diabetes Association
    They have exercise, diet, supplement, blood testing, and pharmacy advice and resources. Some free brochures, too...

    Click HERE to find other great books
    They believe in art as education and publish storytelling and origami (Storigami) materials.

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