Type 1 Teens : A Guide to Managing Your Life With Diabetes

Provides teens with a variety of strategies and tips to manage their day-to-day lives with Type 1 diabetes. It gives teens honest and straightforward facts and advice on a host of important issues, including dealing with family and friends; navigating school and future plans; relationships and sex; and alcohol and drugs This primer on the basics of life with Type 1 diabetes empowers teens to be their own best advocates and helps them aquire the psychological and social tools to prepare for a long, healthy life.|Type 1 diabetes might be part of some teens' lives, but it doesn't have to run their lives. Type 1 Teen gives teens a slew of strategies and tips to manage their day-to-day lives with Type 1 diabetes. This book gives teens honest and straightforward facts and advice on issues including dealing with family and friends; navigating school and future plans; relationships and sex; and alcohol and drugs. This primer on the basics of life with Type 1 empowers teens to be their own best advocates and helps them acquire the psychological and social tools to prevent diabetes burnout and prepare for a long, healthy life.