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Diabetes and exercise

Exercise will have an impact on your child's blood sugar levels. Learn how to adjust insulin accordingly.

Growth hormone (GH) deficiency

Growth hormone deficiency affects the growth of bones, muscles and other body tissue. Learn about how it is diagnosed and treated.

Eye damage and diabetes

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Over time, diabetes can cause eye damage. Learn about the various eye conditions that can occur and how they may be treated.

Insulin injections: Selecting the injection site

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Learn about the safest areas of the body for insulin injection and the importance of rotating insulin injection sites.

Eating out and special occasions when a family member has diabetes

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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.

Living with diabetes

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An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.

Growth and development when a child has diabetes

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Find out what it's like for a child with diabetes to adjust to different challenges of managing the condition at different ages and stages.

Hypocalcaemia: Post-surgical monitoring

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Hypocalcaemia can sometimes develop after surgery to the thyroid gland. Learn about hypocalcaemia, why it can happen after thyroid surgery and the symptoms parents should look for.

Kidney disease and diabetes

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Kidney disease may occur later in life as a result of diabetes. Learn about diabetic nephropathy, diagnosis and treatment.

Maintaining a healthy diet for a child with diabetes

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Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.

Constipation and soiling (encopresis) in children

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Find out about what causes constipation and soiling and how you can help your child with diet, toilet routines and medications.

G tubes: Insertion of a primary Avanos Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube

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A Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube, sometimes called a ‘button’, is a brand of balloon feeding tube. Learn about what to expect if your child’s Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube is inserted by an interventional radiologist using image guidance. The majority of this page is specific to children who are patients at SickKids.

G/GJ tubes: Corflo PEG J tube

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A Corflo PEG Jejunal (J) tube is a type of gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy (G/GJ) feeding tube. Find out how it is inserted, how to care for it and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out.

Feed progression in children with intestinal failure

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Learn about increasing enteral feeds in a child with intestinal failure to help them achieve enteral autonomy.

G tubes: Corflo PEG tube

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A Corflo PEG tube is a type of feeding tube. Discover how to care for your child's Corflo PEG tube and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out.

G/GJ tubes: How to change the balloon G tube and check tube placement

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Some feeding tubes have a balloon that sits inside the stomach to keep the tube securely in place. Learn how to change a balloon G tube and how to confirm it is in the correct place.

G/GJ tubes: Checking the balloon on a feeding tube

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Learn how to check the volume of water in the balloon of a feeding tube as well as adjust the fit of the balloon tube.

Equipment and supplies for feeding tube care

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Find out which feeding supplies you will need to buy for your child, where you can buy them and what kind of funding is available for buying feeding tube supplies.

G/GJ tubes: How to use a feeding extension set for a low-profile balloon G tube

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A low-profile feeding tube requires a feeding extension set to administer feeds and medications through the tube. Learn how to connect and remove the extension from your child’s feeding tube.

Pyloromyotomy: Surgery for pyloric stenosis

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Learn about pyloromyotomy, the surgical procedure for pyloric stenosis.

Upper endoscopy

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An upper endoscopy allows doctors to visually look at the upper part of your child's digestive system. Learn how to prepare your child for their procedure.

Transitioning to adult care with a feeding tube

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Find out what needs to be done to prepare for the transition to the adult health-care system and what to expect from the new health-care team.

Peritonitis related to G tubes and GJ tubes

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Peritonitis is a rare but serious complication related to G or GJ tube insertion. Find out what causes peritonitis related to G and GJ tubes, the signs and symptoms, and how it’s treated.

Transitions during hospitalization for intestinal failure

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Learn tips to help navigate the transitions you and your child will experience during their hospital stay for intestinal failure and when planning to return home from the hospital.

Pyloric stenosis

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Learn the signs and symptoms to look for if you think your baby may have pyloric stenosis (a narrowing or blockage between the stomach and the small intestines).