Join Rocco as he teaches us all about type 1 diabetes, and you’ll see for yourself, it doesn’t have to be sad or scary. So let’s go! And did we mention, there might be a treat or too along the way? And one day, maybe you too can teach someone all about diabetes, and maybe even save a life!
In this heartwarming story, follow Rocco as he discovers his inner superhero, while living with diabetes. With every challenge, he grows braver and stronger and learns that while life might have changed since his diagnosis, diabetes will never hold him back.
Sharing the day-to-day adventures of Rocco, his brothers and their faithful companion, Zizu the poodle, the book shows how each day Rocco learns a little more about how diabetes impacts his body, and how he can help to keep his body strong and healthy. It details how he starts to manage his high and low blood sugars and how he can expect to feel when they are not in range, which also helps his family to understand what he might be going through.
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Following Rocco’s diagnosis, Abby felt compelled to share his and their family’s story, in order to help others to understand what to look out for, and how to cope should someone they love be diagnosed. This children’s story encourages people with type 1 diabetes to be proud of how strong and brave they are, and to not feel like they have to be embarrassed or ashamed.
Sharing her hopes for the book, Lyons concludes: “It isn’t until you live with it, that you can possibly understand it. And I felt so alone upon diagnosis, and so lost – which is why I wrote the book I wish I had to begin with. To help me to understand. To help Rocco to understand. To explain it to his brothers. Because not only are you battling the diagnosis and the immediate care your child needs, you’re also trying to explain it to all your loved ones."
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