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 people with diabetes measure their blood sugar levels and why it is important to do so.
Although there is no cure for diabetes, the condition can be effectively managed. Learn how to properly test and manage blood sugar levels.
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.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn how this chronic condition is managed.
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.
Learn the symptoms, causes and treatment of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, or low and high blood sugar levels.
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 why understanding the relationships between food, insulin, activity and high or low blood sugar readings is important for diabetes management.
Being sick can impact your child's blood sugar levels. Find tips on how to manage diabetes on sick days.
Over time, diabetes can cause eye damage. Learn about the various eye conditions that can occur and how they may be treated.
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.
Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.
Exercise will have an impact on your child's blood sugar levels. Learn how to adjust insulin accordingly.
Learn what the potential complications of diabetes are, the risk factors and how they can be reduced.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
Insulin allows sugar to be stored as energy. Learn what role insulin plays in diabetes management.
This March break, find out what you need to know about managing diabetes while on vacation or while your child is away at camp.
Kidney disease may occur later in life as a result of diabetes. Learn about diabetic nephropathy, diagnosis and treatment.
Insulin requirements will change as your child grows and develops. Learn why this is required and when to make adjustments.
Learn about other complications that can occur as a result of diabetes including neuropathy, foot problems, heart disease and stroke.
Find out what the glycemic index is and how it factors in to your child's diabetes management.
Learn about the diabetes care team, who is involved and what to expect during clinic visits.
Addison's disease is a rare autoimmune disease. Learn about the signs and treatment and why it occurs more often in people with type 1 diabetes.
Find out about the two most common types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Symptoms and causes differ for each.
