Children with diabetes
Children with
Diabetes
An online community for kids, families, and adults with diabetes,
featuring message boards, chat rooms, and questions/answers
from medical professionals.
JDRF Kids Online
Features basic information about the condition and latest
researches. Also offers a forum area in which users share
their care ideas and helps users make a connection with a
pen pal.
Children Have Rights in School
Their mission is to make changes in local and national legislation
regarding the needs of school children with type 1 diabetes.
Children
With Diabetes
Resource for teachers, care providers, and parents. Includes
knowledge test, checklists, and most frequently asked questions.
Diabetic
Babies
Provides parents and families with information about the signs,
symptoms and treatment, illustrated with personal accounts.
LibertyBella.com
Mother of a diabetic child provides detail on juvenile diabetes
and normal blood sugar levels. Includes the family's journey,
support system, and recipes.
Lifeclinic:
Children and Teens with Diabetes
Guide for parents, caregivers, and teachers. Includes complications,
exercise, diet, setting priorities, and family issues.
Overcoming
Juvenile Diabetes With a Little Planning and High-Tech Tools
FDA consumer article discusses the challenges of being a teen
with diabetes, the importance of insulin, and future treatments.
Parent's
Guide - Diabetes
Offers suggestions on dealing with the diagnosis of the disease
and working with your child's school system.
Researchers
Recommend Testing Diabetic Children for Celiac Disease
As a result of their recent study, a group of Medical College
of Wisconsin researchers are recommending that children with
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) be tested for celiac
disease.
'Double
Diabetes' Harder to Detect, Treat
Children who depend on insulin injections because of type
1 diabetes gain weight and then get the type 2 form in which
their bodies become insulin resistant. (July 18, 2005)
Neuropsychiatric
Disorders Common Among Children With Type 2 Diabetes
Authors theorize that diabetes could appear in patients due
to a common neuroendocrine basis between the two diseases.
(July 5, 2005)
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