Diabetes

by Elizabeth Held Forsyth, Margaret O. Hyde, Michael S. Hamilton

An estimated 16 million Americans struggle with diabetes. In fact, this disease has touched so many lives that it is now considered a serious public health threat. Despite this, however, most people don't understand what diabetes is or how it will affect them. Some believe that being diagnosed with diabetes means they are going to die; others become angry and depressed. The truth is, although diabetes is a serious illness, it can be controlled. Diabetes...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531122093
• ISBN13: 9780531122099
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary