Parents who have children with diabetes will find a wealth of youth-specific information in this reference to the widespread malady. Issues such as traveling with a diabetic child, how to tackle school and camp, appropriate types of exercise, and diabetes-related emotional problems are discussed, along with basic information on both type 1 and type 2 variations of the sickness and the future of diabetes treatment. A reference section is devoted to useful addresses and web sites related to the disease, and a body mass index for adults is included.