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If you care for a child who has diabetes, this section can help you navigate his or her diabetes care, from diagnosis to the first day of school to the teenage years and beyond. Whether you’re looking for information on insulin pumps, diabetes camps, making injections easier, dealing with hypoglycemia, or other issues, the articles below can help.
Be Aware of Hypoglycemia Unawareness by Karen Kelly, R.N., B.S.N., C.D.E., and Amy Gilliland, R.N., M.S.N., C.D.E.
Anyone whose child uses insulin has no doubt been warned of the dangers of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and the need to treat it promptly. Mild hypoglycemia can cause a person to feel uncomfortable and can interfere with his normal functioning. Severe…
Diabetes Support at School by Debra Madaris Efird
If your school or community does not offer a support group for teens with diabetes, perhaps you need only to ask for one. In a group setting, they can learn from each other’s mistakes, discuss uncomfortable situations that arise, and buoy one another with hope…
Helping Young Children Succeed With Diabetes Care by Alisha Perez, MS, CCLS
One afternoon, at the close of a children’s support group session, I gathered the kids around for an activity. I sketched a tree trunk on a roll of butcher paper and gave each child two green paper leaves. On one, I asked them to write or draw…
School Planning 101 by Margaret T. Lawlor, MS, CDE, and Cindy Pasquarello, BSN, RN, CDE
School-age children spend about half their waking hours at school, and children with diabetes are no different. Since your child can’t leave his diabetes at home when he goes to school, it is necessary to have a plan…
Sending Your Kid to Camp by Karen Riley, RN
So you’re thinking of sending your child to summer camp. What a great idea! Camps are wonderful places — without parents — where children can experience the great outdoors, learn new skills, make friends, meet positive role models…
Tips And Tricks For Halloween by Diane Fennell
Halloween—the very word can send a shiver up the spines of children and parents alike, albeit for very different reasons. While the kids are probably looking forward to costumes and trick-or-treating, the parents are likely more concerned about…
To Pump, or Not to Pump? by Deborah Butler, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W.
Your 10-year-old daughter just returned from diabetes camp. She said that everyone was using an insulin pump, and she wants one too. You are worried about having a tiny computer deliver insulin into her body. Should you ask your daughter’s…
Top 10 Tips for Better Blood Glucose Control by Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE
Parents need to stay involved in their child’s management. Find out how to make things just a little bit better, both for you and for your kids…
Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Children by Jill A. Goldfarb, MD
Until recently, it was thought that Type 2 diabetes was a disease of adults. During the 1990’s, however, pediatric endocrinologists began to recognize and diagnose it in children. There has been an increasing number of children diagnosed with Type…
When Your Teen Just Quits by Jean Betschart Roemer, R.N., M.N., C.P.N.P., C.D.E.
The teenage years are a time of physical, mental, and emotional growth. Like all times of transition and change, the going can get rough at times. For teens with diabetes, diabetes and its care can be one of the rough spots. Just as the changes happening…
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