10 Ways To Better Manage Diabetes In Children

Protect your child with some longterm health tips to navigate those overwhelming early days of diabetes.

- Catherine Knepper

1 TAKE A DEEP BREATH

Day One, when you are told that your little child has diabetes, it is like “being told to jump out of a plane while someone hands you a parachute and instructions,” says a parent, whose daughter has type 1 diabetes. What’s a lot at first becomes routine with effective management.

2 ASSEMBLE A CARE TEAM

A CDE is indispensable after diagnosis, and you’ll continue to work with your pediatrician, an endocrinologist, a dietitian, and an ophthalmologist. A counselor or social worker can help the whole family adjust.

3 MAKE IT A FAMILY AFFAIR