This resource contains both general diabetes information and a series of educational videos about diabetes management and nutrition.
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.
Proper diabetes care at home includes sharing responsibility and creating and maintaining a routine. Find out how to do this in a way that works for your family.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.
Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.
Insulin requirements will change as your child grows and develops. Learn why this is required and when to make adjustments.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn how this chronic condition is managed.
An overview of what to expect when a child with diabetes starts school and how it will impact their life at school.
Discover how to help keep your child healthy and keep their diabetes under control now and in the future.
Learn about the diabetes care team, who is involved and what to expect during clinic visits.
Insulin allows sugar to be stored as energy. Learn what role insulin plays in diabetes management.
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.
Being sick can impact your child's blood sugar levels. Find tips on how to manage diabetes on sick days.
Learn about sharing responsibility for diabetes care with your school-aged child, and the impact diabetes management will have on them.
Although there is no cure for diabetes, the condition can be effectively managed. Learn how to properly test and manage blood sugar levels.
Learn about other complications that can occur as a result of diabetes including neuropathy, foot problems, heart disease and stroke.
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.
Find out what the glycemic index is and how it factors in to your child's diabetes management.
An overview of helping your child make the transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care. Find out when they should start transitioning and what to expect in the future.
Learn how people with diabetes measure their blood sugar levels and why it is important to do so.
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 help your teen to stay healthy and properly manage their diabetes as they learn to navigate adolescence.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn the symptoms, causes and how this life-long condition is diagnosed.
