Advice for Caretakers

If you care for someone who has diabetes, this section can help you navigate his or her diabetes management. Whether you’re looking for information on insulin pumps, diabetes camps, making injections easier, dealing with hypoglycemia or other issues, these articles can help.

Type 1 Diabetes at School: What Personnel Need to Know

It is no secret that young children typically do better when parents are involved in their academic lives, and the advice is no different when …

Coronavirus and Kids: Tips for Parents of Children With Diabetes

Published March 26, 2020

Learn what steps parents can take to keep their children safe during the coronavirus pandemic… Read More “Coronavirus and Kids: Tips for Parents of Children With Diabetes”

Depression Risk in Youth Varies Between Type 1 and Type 2: Study

Published November 21, 2019

Different factors are likely to correlate with depression depending on diabetes type, according to a new study. Read More “Depression Risk in Youth Varies Between Type 1 and Type 2: Study”

Major Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Study Scaled Back

Published November 14, 2019

Reduced federal funding for a major type 1 diabetes prevention study means that fewer high-risk children will be screened regularly for their diabetes risk… Read More “Major Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Study Scaled Back”

Genetic Testing May Help Prevent Early Type 1 Diabetes Hospitalization

Published October 31, 2019

An early type 1 diabetes screening strategy that starts with genetic testing to identify children at high risk for the condition may yield medical benefits… Read More “Genetic Testing May Help Prevent Early Type 1 Diabetes Hospitalization”

Families Share in Burden of Hypoglycemia: Study

Published September 19, 2019

As anyone with diabetes in their family knows, the burden of living with this disease isn’t limited to just the person who has it… Read More “Families Share in Burden of Hypoglycemia: Study”

Lantus, Lancets and Love: Dating When You Both Have Type 1 Diabetes

Published August 22, 2019

Mia Fasanella has type 1 diabetes. So does her boyfriend Luke. Here’s how the students manage dating, and their type 1 diabetes, together… Read More “Lantus, Lancets and Love: Dating When You Both Have Type 1 Diabetes”

Living With Type 1 Diabetes: Four Tips to Get You Started

Published August 21, 2019

Have you recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes? Living with type 1 diabetes is definitely doable. These four tips can help.
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Type 1 Diabetes: Greater Glucose Variability Seen Before Puberty

Published August 19, 2019

HbA1c tests don’t capture the wider swings in blood glucose seen in youth with type 1 diabetes before puberty, according to a recent study… Read More “Type 1 Diabetes: Greater Glucose Variability Seen Before Puberty”

Type 1 Diabetes: Journaling Benefits Blood Glucose in Kids

Published August 13, 2019

“Gratitude journaling,” or listing positive aspects of life, may help adolescents with type 1 diabetes reduce their A1C levels (a measure of glucose control over the previous 2–3 months), according to a new study… Read More “Type 1 Diabetes: Journaling Benefits Blood Glucose in Kids”

Type 1 Diabetes: Insulin Pumps Improve Lipid Levels in Children

Published August 5, 2019

Compared with insulin injections, insulin pumps led to better cholesterol levels in children with type 1 diabetes in a recent study… Read More “Type 1 Diabetes: Insulin Pumps Improve Lipid Levels in Children”