Please share an interesting fact about diabetes in children.

The: The vast majority of child diabetics are type 1 and will require insulin.

Instead: Instead of apple pie, eat an apple baked in the oven sprinkled with cinnamon.

Eggs: Eggs are a great source of protein, are filling and no carbs! cook with bright colored veggies!

Myth: Myth - eating too much sugar causes diabetes. Not true for type 1, the kind most kids have.

Type: Type 1 diabetics, if sugar is controlled, do not develop atherosclerosis and have abnormal lipids!

Get: Get invoved in sports. Your disease is not a handicap.

Healthy eating: Watch what you eat & how you eat. Exercise and maintain a healthy weight. Do eat fiber. Keep a healthy lifestyle

Kids can outgrow: It's both a myth that diabetes is contagious, or that all people with diabetes need to take insulin.

Children with : Diabetics can still have chocolates /sweets but have to limit their intake.

Encourage: Encourage them to participate in sports. Motivate them to eat healthy foods & take their meds daily!

Instead: Instead of soft or fruit drinks, use flavored water.

Beating: Beating diabetes starts with knowing your child's blood glucose. Check it often. I check my son 10-15 times a day.

Obese: Obese kids can now get type ii diabetes: the kind we used to call "adult diabetes"- keep kids thin!

Foster: Foster your child's independence and self esteem. If not they will have a tough transition to adult.

Keep: Keep a close eye on growth - many things can affect this in diabetic kids, not just their diabetes.

Did: Did not happen because of sugary snacks, but you need to avoid them now.

Exercise,: Exercise, eat right, and maintain a lean body mass.

Children: Children with diabetes are not restricted in life, nor in professional choices in the future.

For: For some, an after dinner walk with their parents is just what the doctor ordered!

Good: Good to monitor glycemic index of different food items for healthy blood sugar.

All: All diabetics, even kids, need annual dilated eye exams. Not the eyeglass-store type of exam.

Organic: Organic food is not always more expensive. Try local farmers' markets or co-ops. May be surprised!

Do: Do not let your children drink their calories. Stay away from sodas. Enjoy more filtered water.

Learning: Learning about the correct diet may significantly lower the daily Insulin dose.

Please: Please avoid all sodas. Diet soda is really not better than regular soda. Don't drink calories.

No: No soda. No juice. No sports drinks. Water is what your body craves. Why add sugar?

There: There are camps usually in summer or spring break that are focused just on children with diabetes.

If: If their diabetes is to be better controlled, go walking with them daily for 30 minutes.

Breastfed: Breastfed children have lower risks of ear and gastrointestinal infections, diabetes, and obesity.

Childhood: Childhood obesity can cause cardiovascular damage even prior to adulthood.

That: It's a myth that: childhood diabetes is caused by eating too much candies and cakes.

Moderate: Moderate daily exercise in addition to Insulin helps your body control blood sugar levels.

Because: Because sugar is a no-no, ask your md if xylitol is ok for your child - it fights tooth decay too!

Work toward: Getting child to ideal body weight with proper diet and regular exercise.Kids enjoy team sports more than walking on a treadmill, so sign them up for team sports..

It may be cured: If the child is able to get down to their ideal body weight.

Minimum: Minimum junk food, physical exercise daily, maintain normal weight.

Most: Most kids can have an otherwise normal life.

Gluten: Gluten free diet may help blood sugar control in some diabetics & screen all type 1 dm for celiac.

About: About 6-10% of type 1 or juvenile onset diabetics have or are at risk for developing celiac.

Drinks: Drinks lots of water to avoid cavities from dry mouth.

Not: Not all childhood diabetes is type 1 insulin-dependent anymore.

Plant: Plant based foods, regular exercise, watch the amount of food. Frequent small meals are better.

Parents,: Parents, teachers, and doctors may see the behaviors, which include inability to listen, follow inst.

Eat: Eat breakfast every day. You can actually lose weight this way.

Ignore: It's a myth that: mom ate too much sugar in pregnancy and now the kid has diabetes!

Ignore: Try to eat more fiber or complex carbs and drink lots of water.

Ignore: Instead of glucose tabs which have little nutritional value, try carrying an apple instead.

Ignore: Just like adults, children also don't like to admit or accept they have an illness.

Ignore: The incidence of type ii diabetes in children is increasing due to obesity and inactivity.

Ignore: They need yearly dilated eye exams by an ophthalmologist.

Ignore: Replace sugar containing desserts with carrots and celery sticks.

Ignore: The signs of diabetes in children are weight loss, excessive thirst and urination, and bedwetting.

Ignore: Manegment of diabetic child requires a team effort from the family, 1ry care Dr, dietitian & school.

Ignore: Use an insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor to make treating the disease easier.

Ignore: Because of the obesity problem more children are actually getting type 2 DM, keep active/eat well.

Ignore: There are 2 distinct types of diabetes in children, Type 1 and Type 2.

Ignore: Polyuria (frequent urination) is often associated with new onset diabetes.

Ignore: It's hard to predict what a child will eat. back calculating insulin after meals is sometimes safer.