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      Child's daily routine after a blood and marrow transplant

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      Learn about your child's daily routine at home, after the blood and marrow transplant.

      Blood counts and blood and marrow transplant

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      Learn why blood counts are important after your child's blood and marrow transplant.

      Daily care after a blood and marrow transplant

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      Learn about your child's daily routine in the hospital after a blood and marrow transplant.

      Insulin dose adjustment on a multiple daily routine

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      Find out how to adjust insulin doses at home using the sliding scale when your child is on a multiple daily injections (MDI) routine

      Chemotherapy for brain tumours

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      Chemotherapy may be used to treat some types of brain tumours. Learn general information about how chemotherapy is given, how it works and coping with side effects.

      Complete blood count (CBC)

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      Learn what a complete blood count (CBC) can find.

      Bleeding after a blood and marrow transplant

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      Information for parents about bleeding, a possible complication which may occur after a child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

      Infections after a blood and marrow transplant

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      Information for parents about infections that may occur after a child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

      The insulin regimen

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      Patients with type 1 diabetes and some with type 2 must receive insulin manually. Learn what an insulin regimen is and the different routines.

      Helping your child cope after a blood and marrow transplant

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      Learn how you can help your child cope, after their blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

      Restricting fluids

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      Sometimes children need to restrict their daily fluid intake, often because of kidney problems. Learn ways to regulate your child's fluid intake.

      Blood and marrow transplant tests

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      Learn about the medical tests your child takes after a blood and marrow transplant.

      Adjusting to illness and activity

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      Sometimes events occur that can disrupt your child's diabetes routine and impact their blood sugar levels. Find out what can impact them and what you can do.

      Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): How it affects your child's life

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      Discover how OCD can impact a child's family, school life, and social life trajectory.

      Monitoring blood sugar levels for a child with type 1 diabetes

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      Checking blood sugar levels is the best way to tell how well your child is balancing their insulin, sugar from food, and exercise. Learn how to monitor this.

      Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease

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      Your child needs to take a medicine called hydroxyurea. This information sheet explains what hydroxyurea does and how it is given to your child. It also explains what side effects, or problems, your child may have when they take this medicine.

      Balancing blood sugar levels for a child with type 1 diabetes

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      Although there is no cure for diabetes, the condition can be effectively managed. Learn how to properly test and manage blood sugar levels.

      Blood and marrow transplant

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      A blood and marrow transplant (BMT) replaces the bone marrow system with healthy stem cells. A BMT may be done because there are too few blood stem cells, the blood cells do not work properly or it may be part of cancer treatment.

      Burns: Caring for your child's burn at home after discharge from the hospital and between outpatient visits

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      Learn how to help your child's burn injury heal when your child comes home from the hospital and between visits to the outpatient clinic.

      Blood pressure: Taking your child's blood pressure at home

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      Your child’s health-care provider may recommend that you check your child’s blood pressure at home. Learn about blood pressure, instructions for taking blood pressure at home and what to do if it is too high or low.

      Hereditary spherocytosis

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      Learn about hereditary spherocytosis, how it is diagnosed, treated, and what the potential complications are for people living with the condition.

      Ear cleaning: How to clean your child's ears

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      Learn how to safely clean your child's ears.

      Nutrition: How a balanced diet and healthy eating habits can help your child's mental health

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      Mark National Nutrition Month by learning about the nutrients and routines that can help with your child's mental wellbeing.

      Routine self-monitoring after a kidney transplant

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      Living with a chronic condition: Maintaining your child's everyday routines

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      Find out how to help your child live with their condition while maintaining their routine at home, at school and with friends. 

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