Living with Diabetes: A Journal for Teens

by Jaimie A Wolfelt

Overview

Alternating brief educational sections with space for responding to questions, this compassionate guided journal helps teens understand and express their many feelings about living with Type 1 diabetes. Topics explored include depression, anxiety, isolation, chronic fatigue, self-identity challenges, emotional responses to high and low blood sugar, and more. As they step through this journal, teens learn that their feelings are normal and are invited to share their unique stories. Physical self-care for teens with diabetes is essential, but so is emotional self-care. This journal is a simple, teen-friendly tool for emotional support, exploration, and growth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617222900
Publisher:	Companion Press
Publication date:	10/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
File size:	779 KB
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Jaimie A. Wolfelt is currently completing her master's degree in counseling at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. She was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes at age nine and has learned to live with meaning and purpose. She will be carrying on the Wolfelt family tradition of "helping people help others." Upon graduation, she hopes to counsel children and families who live with chronic illness.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Your Diagnosis Story 5

Chapter 2 Sadness 9

Chapter 3 Anger 13

Chapter 4 Fluctuating Blood Sugar 17

Chapter 5 Anxiety 21

Chapter 6 Depression 27

Chapter 7 Diabetes Fatigue 33

Chapter 8 Diabetic Burnout 39

Chapter 9 Living with Complications 45

Chapter 10 Balancing Diabetes 51

Chapter 11 Body Image 57

Chapter 12 Isolation 61

Chapter 13 The Invisibility of Diabetes 65

Chapter 14 Co-managing Diabetes with Your Parents/Caregivers 69

Chapter 15 Stigmas 77

Chapter 16 Advocating for Yourself 83

Chapter 17 Sex and Relationships 89

Chapter 18 Friends and Diabetes 95

Chapter 19 Peers with Diabetes 99

Chapter 20 Independence 103

Chapter 21 Creating Identity and Making Meaning 109

In Closing 115

Rights for Teens Living with Type 1 Diabetes 117