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Types of Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes Type 1 formerly called juvenile diabetes, is usually first diagnosed in children, teenagers, or young ...
Source: Defeat Diabetes Foundation
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Growing Up: Teens and Diabetes
Teens deal with a lot of changes in their bodies as they mature. Both guys and girls will have big physical and ...
Source: American Diabetes Association
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Dealing With the Ups and Downs of Diabetes
Feelings Many teens like you deal with diabetes everyday. Most of the time, it’s not a problem, ...
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Vitamin D Supplements Can Help To Prevent Type 1 Diabetes' by 30%
Supplements of vitamin D can help young children to ward off diabetes in later life, researchers report. The chance of ...
Source: Defeat Diabetes Foundation
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Breast-Feeding Curbs Type 2 Diabetes Later
Breast-fed babies appear to be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes when they reach adolescence, according to ...
Source: Defeat Diabetes Foundation
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Sun Light Helps Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Sun light, which is a major source of vitamin D, appears to lower type 1 diabetes risk for children. This discovery was ...
Source: Defeat Diabetes Foundation
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Diabetes in the Child Care Setting
What is it?Diabetes is a serious illness in which the body is unable to properly change sugar from food into energy. A ...
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What is Self-Management if You Have Diabetes?
Self-Management is taking control of your diabetic condition. Having diabetes can be emotionally (and physically) ...
Source: Defeat Diabetes Foundation
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Warning Signs of Diabetes
Diabetes has no friends... anyone can contract the disease. We hope you will familiarize yourself with the warning ...
Source: Defeat Diabetes Foundation
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Diabetes Facts and Myths
It's important to educate yourself about diabetes so you can help your child manage it. This means arming yourself with ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Low Glycemic Index Diet Yields Improvements in Diabetic Youth
In children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, consumption of a low glycemic index diet may reduce glucose excursions...
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Other Diseases That Are More Common in People With Type 1 Diabetes
Maya — who has type 1 diabetes — started feeling tired and sluggish all the time, but her blood sugar levels were in...
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Assemble Your Team
It can be overwhelming. Your doctor has probably thrown all kinds of information at you. The reality is that the average...
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Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Kids and Diabetes: Wendy's Story
Seven years ago, my daughter Madi was a very active, creative, outgoing kindergartner. She was a happy and healthy...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
