An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.
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.
Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs when there is a serious lack of insulin in the body. Learn why this happens, symptoms, and how to prevent it.
Find out how to manage insulin injections while your child is sick.
Being sick can impact your child's blood sugar levels. Find tips on how to manage diabetes on sick days.
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.
Diabetes is a life-long condition. Learn what causes it and what role insulin plays in the body.
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.
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 how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.
Find out what to expect when your infant, toddler or preschooler has diabetes, and what you need to know to manage it.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
Learn what the potential complications of diabetes are, the risk factors and how they can be reduced.
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.
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.
Insulin allows sugar to be stored as energy. Learn what role insulin plays in diabetes management.
If you child has an insulin pump, find out how to make sure they are getting enough insulin while they are sick.
Your child's meal plan must be flexible and realistic. Find out what you need to know before setting up a healthy meal plan.
Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.
Find out how to adjust insulin doses at home using the sliding scale when your child is on a multiple daily injections (MDI) routine
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn the symptoms, causes and how this life-long condition is diagnosed.
An overview of conditions related to diabetes and how how often your child will need to be screened for each condition.
Learn about the diabetes care team, who is involved and what to expect during clinic visits.
