July 28, 2008

• Protecting Your Diabetic Child

  Every year more than 15,000 diabetics and their carers seek advice on matters of discrimination. Many of the inquiries concern the treatment of diabetic children and young people in the education system.
  As always, a large part of the problem is a lack of knowledge, either on the part of parents, children or the [...]

July 21, 2008

• Managing Diabetes in Your Child

  Because young children often struggle to recognize the symptoms of their diabetes it is crucial that you, as a parent, help them to understand their condition and that you conduct frequent blood glucose checks.
  But management does not end there as your child’s emotional and physical well being is particularly at risk if they are diabetic. [...]

June 20, 2008

• Bringing Up a Diabetic Child

  Discovering your child is diabetic can be a traumatic period for any family, especially if you do not have the condition yourself. You need to equip yourself promptly for the challenges and experiences of bringing up your child and, as always, knowledge is the key.
  Diabetes will change family life, not just placing an extra financial [...]

August 20, 2007

• Juvenile Diabetes: An Insight

  Introduction
  Juvenile Diabetes is a serious form of diabetes that manifests in the body of a person from the period of his/her childhood. It can be accounted as a metabolic condition that sticks on like a chronic disease that needs to be taken care of properly. This problem basically arises when the body is inefficient in [...]