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.
Learn how prebiotics and probiotics help keep your gut healthy and which foods are good sources.
Every day, parents and caregivers make choices about what products to buy for their children. Learn what to look for to keep your kids safe and to prevent injuries from consumer products.
Hypopituitarism is a condition that affects hormone development. Learn about the role hormones play in the body, the types of hypopituitarism and how it will impact your child's life.
Insulin requirements will change as your child grows and develops. Learn why this is required and when to make adjustments.
Learn about sharing responsibility for diabetes care with your school-aged child, and the impact diabetes management will have on them.
Many of the most common poisons are items that can be found around the house. Learn about the top 10 most common types of poison exposures across all ages and for children younger than six years old.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
Read about how to choose a car seat or booster seat, how to position your child in the seat, and other safety precautions.
Find out what type of studies are being done around the world to improve treatments and therapies for cancer, including research on cancer in teens.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a treatment which involves surgery to insert electrodes into a specific target in the brain. It is used to treat movement disorders and some types of epilepsy. Learn more about the surgery, how DBS works and how to care for your child after surgery.
Find out how to adjust insulin doses at home using the sliding scale when your child is on a multiple daily injections (MDI) routine
Find out what to expect when your infant, toddler or preschooler has diabetes, and what you need to know to manage it.
Learn about other complications that can occur as a result of diabetes including neuropathy, foot problems, heart disease and stroke.
Learn about hydroxyurea, a medicine that helps red blood cells stay round and flexible; antibiotics to treat infections; and medications to manage mild-to-moderate pain.
Learn about myoclonus, a movement disorder that can affect children.
Learn about psychological treatments used to treat pain, such as hypnosis, biofeedback, and imagery.
In children, post-infectious glomerulonephritis is usually caused by inflammation that follows an infection. Learn more about diagnosis and treatment.
Your child needs to take the medicine called thalidomide. This information sheet explains what thalidomide does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn how this chronic condition is managed.
Find out what a good A1c reading is and what it means for your child.
Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.
Discover some tips to help your child learn fundamental movement skills.
Parents can find out if their child is a candidate for a blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
