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Camps for children who have diabetes give your child a chance to meet and share experiences with other children who have the disease …
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Describes monitoring blood sugar levels in children with diabetes … Covers how to record testing results and how to prevent sore fingers … Overview;How is blood sugar monitored?;Related …
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Children with diabetes can take part in sports just like children without diabetes … Children who use insulin are at risk for low blood sugar during and after exercise …
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Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong disease that currently has no cure … Your child needs to take insulin injections … This can be a scary process for adults, not to mention for a child …
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Covers type 1 diabetes in children … Includes links to info on dealing with diabetes in school … and Tests;Treatment Overview;Caring For Your Child;Medicines;Related Information;Credits
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Learning how to manage their diabetes at school can be a big challenge for children … It may also bring changes to their school day as they learn to find time to care for their …
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Covers type 2 diabetes in children … Includes info on hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia … Treatment Overview;Caring For Your Child;Medicines;Related Information;References;Credits
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Provides step-by-step instructions for preparing and giving insulin shots to a child … Includes preparing mixed-dose and single-dose shots … Links to images for how to prepare and give …
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Type 1 diabetes is a disease that develops when the body cannot make enough insulin … Insulin helps sugar (also called glucose) enter the body's cells to be used for energy …
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When your child has diabetes, it's very important to keep your child's blood sugar in their target range … But your child can still eat what your family eats …
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Type 2 diabetes develops when your child's body can't make enough insulin or can't use … It helps the body's cells use sugar (glucose) for energy … It also helps the body store extra …
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Learning how to manage their diabetes at school can be a big challenge for children … It may also bring changes to their school day as they learn to find time to care for their …
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Diabetes Canada recommends screening for type 2 diabetes every 2 years for some children … Children who have not reached puberty and have 3 or more risk factors should be screened …
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Toddlers and preschool-aged children usually can't do tasks for diabetes care, such as giving insulin or checking …
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Diabetes and Endocrine System …
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Diabetes and Endocrine System …
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careful and do all the right things, your child can have problems with low or high blood … Teach your child to be aware of the symptoms and what to do if they occur …
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Diabetes and Endocrine System …
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Diabetes and Endocrine System …
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Travel can make it hard to keep your blood sugar within your target range because of changes in time zones, meal schedules, and types of foods available …
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People who have diabetes need to be more careful with alcohol … Do you know how drinking alcohol can … Do you have high blood pressure, nerve damage, or eye problems from your diabetes …
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When you have diabetes, you are at risk for getting other health problems, called … This is especially true if your blood sugar levels stay high … Over time, high blood sugar can damage …
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When you have diabetes, you'll need to check your feet every day … Look at all areas of your feet, including between your toes … Use a hand-held mirror or a magnifying mirror attached …
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Because you have diabetes, you need to be especially careful to protect your feet from … If you don't want to wear shoes indoors, wear slippers with hard soles and good support …
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Keeping your blood sugar in a target range reduces your risk of problems from diabetes … These problems include eye disease (retinopathy), kidney disease (nephropathy), and nerve …
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good care of your feet is an important part of the daily routine when you have diabetes … Post this list of steps for proper foot-washing and foot care in your bathroom …
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Caring for an older adult with diabetes may feel like a lot to take on. Caregiving can be … There's also the stress of learning how to manage diabetes and often other health …
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Having diabetes can be hard to accept … It's normal to feel sad or angry … There will be times when you just don't feel like testing and tracking your blood sugar …
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counting carbs is important when you have diabetes, and get tips for how to count carbs …
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choices, you can follow your meal plan for diabetes when you eat away from home, such as … You can find ways to limit your portions and pick healthy choices from the menu …
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