Emma seems like an ordinary girl with Type-1 diabetes but is secretly leading a dual life as Captain Glucose. As she serves and protects other people with diabetes, she struggles to balance her superhero commitments and ordinary life, all the while falling in love with her handsome partner. Everything goes downhill with the emergence of 'The Insulino' - a company which sells cheap vials of insulin leading to thousands of mysterious deaths. Will Emma be able to save the day?

A beautifully illustrated, adventure-filled graphic novel that provides a kid’s-eye view of living with diabetes. Emily is excited to go camping in the Northwoods of Minnesota with her family. She makes sure to pack her glucose monitor, insulin and other supplies she’ll need to manage her type 1 diabetes on their trip. Near the campsite she meets Frostbite, a young wolf who can talk. Her dad wasn’t kidding – the Northwoods really is a magical place! Emily embarks on an adventure with Frostbite to find the wolf’s family down the river. Along the way, she’ll need to make sure she’s checking her blood sugar and eating the right foods. She also takes insulin to keep her levels in range. By keeping herself feeling good, she can focus on the real challenge: leading her new friend through wildlife encounters, weather surprises, and more as they travel through the wilderness. Overseen by a pediatric diabetes expert from Mayo Clinic, this informative graphic novel provides a kid’s-eye view of living with diabetes. Full-color panel illustrations bring Emily’s story to life, including a full-spread explanation of how diabetes affects the body. Backmatter provides additional information for both children and adults including a glossary of key terms, an explanation from the medical expert, a list of resources, and more.

NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL DIABETES MONTH. A life-long health condition, Type 1 Diabetes is the most common form of diabetes found in children. Over 90 percent of young people under sixteen with diabetes have this type. Once diagnosed, kids find it overwhelming to understand what is happening inside their body and learn how to give injections, count carbohydrates and monitor blood sugar levels. With this and other diseases and conditions in mind, Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair and Dr. Kate Hersov teamed up with a former Marvel graphic novel artist to create a series of comic books. Each comic is written by doctors and peer-reviewed by leading specialists in each respective therapy area. Medikidz is a resource designed to educate not only young patients, peers and their parents, but also to aid practitioners and educators in explaining health conditions effectively. The books follow a team of five larger than life superheroes. The Medikidz each specialise in explaining a different part of the body. What's up with Ella? is an engaging way to educate children about Type 1 Diabetes. SYNOPSIS Ella is in the middle of hosting a very important meeting when she collapses in front of everyone. Fortunately, the Medikidz are on-hand ready to whisk her off to Mediland, a planet shaped like the human body, to explain what's really going on. Join Ella as she is taken on an insightful journey and given the knowledge required to help take ownership of her condition. Will she return from Mediland feeling more confident about how to handle her Type 1 Diabetes?

Diabetes.

Explains the symptoms and management of diabetes for kids. In graphic novel format.

Written in a comic-book style with kid-friendly diagrams, and a glossary of words that help explain the illness, this book connects children and parents to the world of diabetes in an engaging way. Full color.

Ashleigh is hiding quietly up a tree; her friends below are armed with water pistols and if they find her, she is in for a thorough soaking. But just as Ashleigh thinks shes escaped a soggy afternoon she starts to feel sleepyshes had lunch but forgotten to take her insulin! In a panic, she calls a truce and hurries down the tree but loses her footing before reaching the floor and falls She wakes up in Mediland HQ surrounded by the five superheroes. They take her on an adventure to Mediland to explain type 1 diabetes. On the way, they get caught up in the epic annihilation of the beta cells by the immune system army and meet some very disgruntled glucose molecules. Will their insulin partners ever turn up? Will they ever be allowed into the glamorous Club Cell?Will Ashleigh make it through the day without getting drenched? Join her to find out, in this exciting Medikidz adventure.