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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.

Monitoring your diet and fluid intake after a kidney transplant

Traditional/classic ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the traditional/classic ketogenic diet therapy for childhood epilepsy, how it is started and how it is used at home.

Diabetes and sick day management

Being sick can impact your child's blood sugar levels. Find tips on how to manage diabetes on sick days.

Transitioning from pediatric to adult diabetes health care

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.

Kidney disease and diabetes

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

Balancing blood sugar levels for a child with type 1 diabetes

Although there is no cure for diabetes, the condition can be effectively managed. Learn how to properly test and manage blood sugar levels.

Monitoring blood sugar levels for a child with type 1 diabetes

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.

Maintaining a healthy diet for a child with diabetes

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

Screening for complications of diabetes

Learn how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.

Adjusting to illness and activity

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.

Measuring blood sugar levels for a child with type 1 diabetes

Learn how people with diabetes measure their blood sugar levels and why it is important to do so.

Low glycemic index treatment (LGIT) for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the low glycemic index treatment (LGIT) for childhood epilepsy and how to use it at home.

What is a good A1c reading?

Find out what a good A1c reading is and what it means for your child.

Medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy

Learn about the benefits and limitations of the medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) ketogenic diet therapy for childhood epilepsy, how the diet is started, and how to use it at home.

Invasive electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring by stereo-EEG (SEEG) before epilepsy surgery

Find out how invasive monitoring uses electrodes directly inside your child's brain to pinpoint where seizures start. .

Monitoring for late effects in the future

After treatment is finished, you will need to continue monitoring for late effects. Learn why you need to do this and the importance of continuing to attend regular health-care appointments.

Diabetes and vacations

This March break, find out what you need to know about managing diabetes while on vacation or while your child is away at camp.

What is diabetes

Diabetes is a life-long condition. Learn what causes it and what role insulin plays in the body.

Hemoglobin A1c: the three-month test

Find out what a hemoglobin A1c test is and why your child requires one.

Bipolar disorder: Treatment with medications

​Learn about the medications that can treat bipolar disorder, including their side effects and how your child will be monitored while they take them.

Teenagers with diabetes

Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.

Using blood sugar meters

Find out how you can measure blood sugar levels at home and why this is important for your child.

Managing and monitoring anti-epileptic drugs

Find out how to help your child manage their AEDs.

Types of ketogenic diet therapies for epilepsy

Learn about the four different ketogenic diet therapies for childhood epilepsy, which may be tried when medication has failed to control seizures and surgery is not an option.