Miss Sugarli, Mister Sweet and the Sugar People E-Book

Katja Schaaf

• Herausgeber: tredition
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 31

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Beschreibung

Diabetes mellitus type 1 - What does this mean and what happens in our body? There are many books about "diabetes mellitus type 1". It is an autoimmune disease, with destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas. Therefore insulin is no longer produced and blood glucose is rising. But: what exactely happens in the body? In the stories you will find simple and understandable explanations. This book is dedicated to all children with "type 1 diabetes".

Leseprobe

MISS SUGARLI, MISTER SWEET AND THE SUGAR PEOPLE

Sugar-sweet stories explain, what happens in the body with „diabetes mellitus type 1“

IMPRINT:

© Dr. med. Katja Schaaf 2021

Book-Concept, design and illustrations: Adobe Stock, Peter Zethofer

Institution Publishing & Printing: tredition GmbH, Halenreie 40-44, 22359 Hamburg

ISBN:

978-3-347-38911-3 (Paperback)

978-3-347-38912-0 (Hardcover)

978-3-347-38913-7 (e-Book)

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TYPE 1 DIABETES

What does this mean and what happens in our body? In the following stories you will find simple and understandable explanations.

There are many books about "diabetes mellitus type 1". It is an autoimmune disease, with destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas. Therefore insulin is no longer produced and blood glucose is rising. But: what exactely happens in the body? In the following stories you will find simple and understandable explanations.

This book is dedicated to all children with „type 1 diabetes“.

Enjoy reading and reading aloud,Yours, Katja Schaaf, MD

CONTENT

Hello, I am Paul

We introduce ourselves

(((Alarm)))in the cell power plant

Sugar deficiency in the sugar swamp

Mysterious disappearance from the sugar swamp

Strangers in the sugar swamp

Leopards and snails

Something strange is going on

HELLO, I AM PAUL

Paul is a perfectly "normal" boy. Just as „normal“ as you can be. With hobbies, friends, family and moods.

One day Paul feels tired and weak. He gets incredibly thirsty and suddenly has to go to the toilet all the time.

This is new for Paul, his parents and his friends. When Paul gets worse and his parents take him to the doctor, they learn that Paul has diabetes. The doctor speaks of the „sugar disease“. From that moment on, Paul and his family have to learn a lot of new things, because new, unknown things are constantly happening in his body.

In this book you will learn more about Paul and his illness and the new processes in his body.>>>

WE INTRODUCE OURSELVES

Miss Sugerli, Mister Sweet and the sugar people

You can find us in every food containing carbohydrates.

Our task is to ensure enough energy in the body cells.

The fat people

We are the fat people and you can find us everywhere in your body. We are, among other things, needed as energiereserve.

Adre Nalin

I am one of the stress hormones and are born in the adrenals. Together with my friends I can warn you in hypoglycemia.

Peni Cillin

I am an antibiotic. You can get me from pharmacy. My task is

Ketoni monster

We are the ketoni monster. You will find us in blood and urine in case of insulin or carbohydrate deficiency. We arise by the time of energy deficiency in the body and come fom the fat people.

Mr. Insulin

We are the insulins and we come from the pancreatic island. Our task is to lower blood glucose. There is rapid and low acting insulin (leopards and snalls)

ßacteria and viruses

We are bacteria and viruses. You will find us everywhere, in the air on objects and sometimes we cause diseases.

Pancreas Island

I am the pancreas. In your body I am located above the navel.

My task is to produce insulin and other hormones.

(((ALARM)))IN THE CELL POWER PLANT