Understanding Insulin Dependent Diabetes

Understanding Insulin Dependent Diabetesis the seventh edition of the diabetes instructional manual written by H. Peter Chase, MD, and used at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes. It is meant to explain to parents of a child newly diagnosed the pathophysiology of diabetes and the techniques necessary to manage a child with diabetes. Dr Chase has written his teaching tool clearly, so that most high school students and adults can understand the information. He includes the many technological advances in diabetes management of the 1980s. He emphasizes home glucose monitoring and consistency in food management and clearly outlines the American Diabetic Association's recommendations for the standard of care for children with insulin-dependent diabetes. The seventh edition includes a much stronger look at the social and psychological aspects of being a child with diabetes. The author discusses age-appropriate expectations for children with diabetes, and children are not expected in