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 prebiotics and probiotics help keep your gut healthy and which foods are good sources.
Learn about sharing responsibility for diabetes care with your school-aged child, and the impact diabetes management will have on them.
Hypopituitarism is a condition that affects hormone development. Learn about the role hormones play in the body, the types of hypopituitarism and how it will impact your child's life.
Every day, parents and caregivers make choices about what products to buy for their children. Learn what to look for to keep your kids safe and to prevent injuries from consumer products.
Insulin requirements will change as your child grows and develops. Learn why this is required and when to make adjustments.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
Many of the most common poisons are items that can be found around the house. Learn about the top 10 most common types of poison exposures across all ages and for children younger than six years old.
Read about how to choose a car seat or booster seat, how to position your child in the seat, and other safety precautions.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a treatment which involves surgery to insert electrodes into a specific target in the brain. It is used to treat movement disorders and some types of epilepsy. Learn more about the surgery, how DBS works and how to care for your child after surgery.
Human papilloma virus is an infection that causes warts. Learn about how it is passed on, treatment and prevention.
Find out how to adjust insulin doses at home using the sliding scale when your child is on a multiple daily injections (MDI) routine
Separate fact from fiction with up-to-date and accurate information on the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
Learn about other complications that can occur as a result of diabetes including neuropathy, foot problems, heart disease and stroke.
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is an infection that spreads through sexual contact. The HPV vaccine protects against the most common strains of the virus.
Find out what to expect when your infant, toddler or preschooler has diabetes, and what you need to know to manage it.
Find out what type of studies are being done around the world to improve treatments and therapies for cancer, including research on cancer in teens.
Learn about myoclonus, a movement disorder that can affect children.
Learn about psychological treatments used to treat pain, such as hypnosis, biofeedback, and imagery.
Discover some tips to help your child learn fundamental movement skills.
In children, post-infectious glomerulonephritis is usually caused by inflammation that follows an infection. Learn more about diagnosis and treatment.
Children with chronic health issues may be more likely to be bullied and also have parents that are overprotective. Learn what you can do to deal with these issues.
Your child needs to take the medicine called thalidomide. This information sheet explains what thalidomide does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (Gamma Knife) uses very precise beams of radiation to treat certain diseases of the brain. Learn about what to expect before, during and after your child’s procedure.
