18 | Living with Diabetes
YOUR CHILD
CHILDREN WHO HAVE DIABETES NEED TO KNOW THEY HAVE A
STRONG TEAM BEHIND THEM. AND DIABETES
MANAGING YOUR CHILD’S grains, fruits, vegetables and lean
LIFESTYLE protein. Help your child to be as
active as possible. Go for family
Type 1 diabetes is also called insulin- walks or jogs, take hikes, and
dependent diabetes. It is sometimes encourage your child to participate
called juvenile diabetes because it is in sports or physical activities that
usually discovered in children and he or she enjoys.
teenagers, but adults may also have it.
Whether your child has type 1 or
People who have type 2 diabetes can type 2 diabetes, you should let your
often manage their condition with child’s caregivers know about his
just diet and exercise, and sometimes or her condition. Inform teachers,
medicine. People who have type 1 the school nurse, babysitters and
diabetes must take insulin in order coaches. They should know if and
to keep their blood sugar stable and when your child needs to take
their diabetes under control. medicine or insulin or have a snack.
Caregivers should also know how
The best lifestyle for people who to treat hypoglycemia or an insulin
have type 1 diabetes is also one that reaction. You and your doctor
is healthy for everyone: enough can make this easier by creating a
exercise and a balanced diet. Make diabetes management plan to give
sure your child gets plenty of whole to your child’s caregivers.
CREATING A HEALTH
CARE TEAM
When your child has diabetes,
you and your family have a lot to
learn. But you don’t have to do it
alone. Your child’s diabetes health
care team can help. Treating
diabetes may require the expertise
of many types of health care
providers, such as family doctors,
a diabetes specialist such as an
endocrinologist, certifi ed diabetes
educators (CDEs), dietitians and
mental health professionals.
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