"A parent's action plan for stopping the epidemic of type 2 diabetes in children, Diabetes-Free Kids is the first book to address the burgeoning epidemic of type 2 diabetes among children and to provide parents with a plan for halting it. Exercise physiologist Sheri Colberg and nutritionist Mary Friesz lay out a clear plan for diet and exercise that will get even the pickiest eaters to enjoy healthier yet satisfying meals and snacks, and will motivate the most sedentary children to start moving."

Diabetes Snacks, Treats and Easy Eats for Kids. Barbara Grunes, $18.50

130 recipes for the foods kids really like to eat.

Diabetes: the Ultimate Teen Guide. Katherine Moran, $14.95

“This practical guide for teens with diabetes talks about issues specific to teens ages 16 to 19. It includes multiple no-nonsense tips that demonstrate how life with diabetes can be lived to the fullest. By identifying strategies to help manage high and low blood glucose and giving you ideas on how to get through the everyday drudge without giving up on your diabetes management, author Katherine Moran provides an essential source that is filled with informative and engaging photographs and illustrations, historical tidbits, and an index … Filled with informative and engaging photographs and illustrations, historical tidbits, and an index, teens learn more about what diabetes is, what effective treatment strategies are, how to handle negative feelings, and how to stay healthy and maintain an active life.”

The Everything Guide to Cooking for Children with Diabetes. Moira McCarthy & Leslie Young, $18.99

From everyday meals to holiday treats, learn how to prepare meals your child will love to eat.

The Everything® Parent’s Guide to Children with Juvenile Diabetes helps parents deal with the challenges you and your child face – one day at a time.

“Life Disrupted is a personal and unflinching guide to living well with a chronic illness: managing your own health care without letting it take over your life, dealing with difficult doctors and frequent hospitalizations, having a productive and satisfying career that accommodates your health needs, and nurturing friendships and a loving, committed relationship regardless of recurring health problems.”

Medical Management of Pregnancy Complicated Diabetes, 4th Edition. Edited by Lois Jovanovič; American Diabetes Association, $62.95

Pregnancy complicated by diabetes is a medical challenge that can be minimized through a program of expert protocols and patient partnerships. This newly revised edition presents a complete package of these protocols that can help produce healthy infants in pregnancies complicated by type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Includes:

• Pre-pregnancy counselling
• Contraception
• Psychological impact of diabetes and pregnancy
• Glycemic control
• Nutritional management
• Use of insulin
• Diagnostic testing and fetal surveillance
• Gestational diabetes
• Neonatal care
• Postpartum follow-up

101 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy with Diabetes. Patti Gell & Laura Hieronymus, $23.95

Whether you have type 1, type 2 or develop gestational diabetes, 101 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy with Diabetes is a comprehensive and practical guide to pre-conception care, pregnancy, nutrition, medications, diabetes care, labour, postpartum and much more. 101 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy with Diabetes answers your questions so you and your baby can be healthy throughout the pregnancy.

From toddlers to teens, 101 Tips for Raising Healthy Kids with Diabetes offers tips and advice on medication, nutrition, psychological considerations, special situations, and much more.

Type 1 Teens: a Guide to Managing Your Life with Diabetes. Korey Hood, $16.50

Friends. School. Parents. Driving. Dating. Add type 1 diabetes, and your teenage life feels even more complicated. Too many competing priorities, not enough time, right? Type 1 Teens outlines straightforward strategies and tips to help you manage your diabetes before it manages you. Crack it open for simple-to-use tools and insider advice. Find practical and realistic self-help, all in this do-it-in-a-snap guide. Type 1 Teens gives you just want you need to own your diabetes, advocate for yourself, prevent diabetes burnout, and take back the control of your priorities.

When You’re a Parent with Diabetes: a Real-Life Guide to Staying Healthy While Raising a Family. Kathryn Gregorio Palmer, $14.50

“From the psychological to the medical to the purely practical, When You’re a Parent with Diabetes guides parents with diabetes through the ups and downs of staying healthy while raising a family … When You’re a Parent with Diabetes is full of practical ideas, suggestions, and helpful advice on living well with diabetes while preparing for, becoming, and being a parent. A diabetic, mother of two, and diabetes educator, Kathryn Gregorio Palmer blends her own experience with expert advice and tips from other parents to create a compassionate and useful handbook unlike anything currently on the shelves.”

Why Am I So Tired? A First Look at Childhood Diabetes. Pat Thomas, $8.50

This reassuring little picture book will help younger children learn what causes diabetes, what it feels like to have it and how it can be treated. The book includes helpful notes for adults that provide ideas for sharing the book’s information and advice with children.