E-newsletter for Patients - April 2008

Diabetes and Children

Children with diabetes create comic book to inform other children about diabetes

Two brothers have created a comic book for children with diabetes. Kamaal Washington, 13, and his brother, Malcom, tell stories of children with diabetes, using such characters as Dr. Diabetes, Omega Boy, and Mighty Boy. Kamaal, who has diabetes, wanted to create a source of information about the disease geared towards children. Self-published, the comics are available for $5 each at http://www.omega7.com/html/DiabetesBook.html