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Strong Like Me - Understanding Type 1 Diabetes: A Type 1 Diabetes Book for Kids
Paperback
Publisher: Fzwbooks
Published: Aug 12 2026
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.11 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Is Your Little One Newly Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes?
Are they feeling scared, confused, or nervous about insulin shots, blood sugar checks, or what happens next?
Strong Like Me: Understanding Type 1 Diabetes is a warm, comforting picture book created especially for young children who are learning to live with type 1 diabetes.
Using simple language and gentle reassurance, this book helps kids understand blood sugar, insulin, low and high blood sugar, and how to stay safe and healthy-without fear. Most importantly, children learn that type 1 diabetes is not their fault and that they are still normal kids who can play, learn, grow, and dream big.
With interactive prompts and child-friendly education, this book helps build confidence, reduce anxiety, and make everyday diabetes care easier to understand.
The Goals of this Book are to Help Children:
- Understand Type 1 diabetes
- Learn how insulin helps their body
- Learn that diabetes is not their fault
- Recognize low and high blood sugar signs
- Know when to ask for help
- Feel less afraid of checks, shots, and pumps
- Learn how friends can help
- Feel brave, confident, and included
Perfect For:
- Newly diagnosed children
- Parents and caregivers
- Hospitals and pediatric clinics
- School nurses and teachers
- Child-life specialists and diabetes educators
- Siblings, classmates, and friends
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