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Managing diabetes in children and young people (for families)

Resources for children, young people and their families on managing diabetes

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  • 1. What is type 1 Diabetes

    Type 1 Diabetes occurs when the body is unable to produce insulin

  • 2. What is Type 2 Diabetes

    Type 2 Diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus) occurs when the body cannot produce insulin, or the body makes insulin but it does not work properly.

  • 3. Coping with the diagnosis

    A diagnosis of diabetes is usually unexpected and can be very stressful for the whole family. Families share their experience.

  • 4. Blood glucose monitoring

    How to measure and record your blood glucose levels

  • 5. Insulin injections

    How to give insulin injections with a syringe or pen

  • 6. Insulin types and regimens

    The types of insulin, how they work and the different treatment regimens for giving insulin

  • 7. What you need to know about Hypoglycaemia

    Hypoglycaemia is when your child's blood sugar level drops too low

  • 8. Severe hypoglycaemia

    What to do when blood sugar levels fall to a level where a child becomes unconscious or passes out

  • 9. Sick Days

    What to do when your child is sick

  • 10. Exercise and Diabetes

    Keeping active is an important part of a healthy lifestyle for all children, including children and young people with diabetes.

  • 11. Food and diabetes

    Children and young people with diabetes need to eat the same healthy foods as any other child or young person

  • 12. School and Diabetes

    Preparing for your child with diabetes to return back to preschool/school after diagnosis

  • 13. Mini-dose glucagon

    Mini-dose glucagon can be administered for the treatment of persistent mild hypoglycaemia or to prevent the blood glucose levels falling too low.

  • 14. Insulin adjustment

    Making adjustments to insulin doses once your child's blood glucose levels have stabilised

  • 15. Long term goals for diabetes management

    The overall goal for children with diabetes is to keep daily blood glucose levels and HbA1c within the recommended target range without frequent hypoglycaemia

  • 16. What is medication induced diabetes?

    Some medications can cause problems with the production and effectiveness of insulin

  • 17. Cystic Fibrosis related Diabetes (CFrD)

    This is a form of diabetes that occurs in people who have Cystic Fibrosis

  • 18. Going home from hospital after a diagnosis of diabetes

    Discharge advice for families

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