Kara, a  ten-year-old girl, is diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and embarks on a fairytale journey within her dreams. Her imagination turns the diagnosis into a story she can understand and relate to, helping her to manage her T1D and live a full and healthy life.

Angelina V. Bernier MD, Alan Caudel

Standard Comic
Full Color
Page Count: 28

Kara and the (Not So) Dire Beastie is an educational comic created to help kids and families understand Type 1 Diabetes. Follow Kara, the Red-Blooded Knight, and their friends as they learn how to keep Beastie, a representation of a body cell affected by Type 1 Diabetes, happy. Created in partnership with Dr. Angelina Bernier of the University of Florida’s College of Medicine- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology. Kara and the (Not So) Dire Beastie is also a part of Dr. Bernier’s interactive New-Onset Diabetes Educator (NODE).

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