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.
Find out about the two most common types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Symptoms and causes differ for each.
Learn how often your child needs to be screened for diabetes complications and what you can expect from each test and screening.
Discover how to help your teenager manage their diabetes and how it will affect their day-to-day lives.
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.
An overview of what to expect when your child is diagnosed with diabetes, and you will need to learn to manage living with diabetes.
Learn about other complications that can occur as a result of diabetes including neuropathy, foot problems, heart disease and stroke.
Being sick can impact your child's blood sugar levels. Find tips on how to manage diabetes on sick days.
Learn what the potential complications of diabetes are, the risk factors and how they can be reduced.
Find out what a good A1c reading is and what it means for your child.
An overview of the connection between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, including diagnosis and treatment of the condition in children with diabetes.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn the symptoms, causes and how this life-long condition is diagnosed.
Find out how to help your teen to stay healthy and properly manage their diabetes as they learn to navigate adolescence.
This March break, find out what you need to know about managing diabetes while on vacation or while your child is away at camp.
Find out how to adjust insulin doses at home using the sliding scale when your child is on a multiple daily injections (MDI) routine
Maintaining a healthy diet is an essential part of diabetes management. Learn why it's so important.
Insulin resistance often accompanies polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Learn more about how PCOS can lead to the development of type 2 diabetes.
In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin. Learn how this chronic condition is managed.
Learn why children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk for becoming overweight.
Kidney disease may occur later in life as a result of diabetes. Learn about diabetic nephropathy, diagnosis and treatment.
Learn how to prevent and manage your child's weight gain, after a transplant.
Learn about sharing responsibility for diabetes care with your school-aged child, and the impact diabetes management will have on them.
Find tips on how to manage changes in your child's diet so that they have no impact on your child's health.
Learn about heart conditions that afflict children. Examples, possible causes, methods of detection and prevention of heart disease are discussed.
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.
