How to find what you're looking for
The content in this section has been organized to follow the natural course of diabetes, from symptom recognition, to diagnosis,
to treatment, to long-term outcomes. Most of the material in the diabetes section has been adapted, in collaboration with
the Diabetes Team at The Hospital for Sick Children, from the book When a Child Has Diabetes, written by Diabetes Team members Denis Daneman, Marcia Frank, and Kusiel Perlman, Revised Edition, 2002, Key Porter Books.
Contributions have been made by other health care professionals from the hospital and elsewhere. Parents of children with
diabetes have also made a valuable contribution to the material in this section.
This section helps you understand what diabetes means for your child's health by explaining how the body, by producing insulin
in the pancreas, works to keep blood sugar in a normal range. You’ll also find information on about the signs and symptoms
that can be caused by diabetes.
This section of the site will give you key information about your child's condition to help prepare you to help your child
through treatment and over the long term.
Treatment for diabetes begins the moment the diagnosis is made. This section provides information and techniques that will
help you care for your child and keep his blood sugar in a healthy range.
This section helps with information about organizing family life and daily routines, meal planning, special considerations
for when your child may be sick, issues to do with school, and changes in routine like vacations.
This section has information on some of the long-term risks of diabetes, and also focuses on how to manage the transition
from child to adult care and ensure a healthy future.
Please remember that this information should only be used as a guide. Every child's situation is unique. If you have specific
questions about your own child's care, please speak to your child's doctor.
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Checking blood glucose levels is the best way to tell how well your child is balancing her insulin, food, and exercise |
How to give the injection, selecting the injection site, and rotating injection sites
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Our bodies need insulin to get energy from the food that we eat
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