Exercise will have an impact on your child's blood sugar levels. Learn how to adjust insulin accordingly.
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.
Insulin requirements will change as your child grows and develops. Learn why this is required and when to make adjustments.
Patients with type 1 diabetes and some with type 2 must receive insulin manually. Learn what an insulin regimen is and the different routines.
Find out how to adjust insulin doses at home using the sliding scale when your child is on a multiple daily injections (MDI) routine
Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.
An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.
Find out how to adjust insulin doses at home using the sliding scale when using a three-times-a-day insulin routine or two-times-a-day insulin routine.
Learn where injectable insulin comes from and how it works.
Find out how to adjust your child's insulin doses at home when using a pump.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn how this chronic condition is managed.
Eating out and special occasions can be tricky when a family member has diabetes. Find out how to navigate these events to keep everyone healthy.
Type 2 diabetes is less common in children and teens than in adults. Learn the signs of type 2 diabetes and how it is diagnosed.
Find out why understanding the relationships between food, insulin, activity and high or low blood sugar readings is important for diabetes management.
Diabetes is a life-long condition. Learn what causes it and what role insulin plays in the body.
This March break, find out what you need to know about managing diabetes while on vacation or while your child is away at camp.
Although there is no cure for diabetes, the condition can be effectively managed. Learn how to properly test and manage blood sugar levels.
Insulin allows sugar to be stored as energy. Learn what role insulin plays in diabetes management.
Find out about the two most common types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Symptoms and causes differ for each.
Find out how to manage insulin injections while your child is sick.
Learn how people with diabetes measure their blood sugar levels and why it is important to do so.
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.
In type 2 diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin, or it cannot properly use what it produces. Learn how type 2 diabetes is managed.
Learn about the safest areas of the body for insulin injection and the importance of rotating insulin injection sites.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn the symptoms, causes and how this life-long condition is diagnosed.
