Diabetes In Schools | Diabetes Uk
If your child has Type 1 diabetes, we know theres a lot to think about, especially if your child has recently started school, changed schools or has different teachers. Or maybe youre a teacher or school caring for children and young people living with Type 1 diabetes and you need guidance on the best care to put in place. Thats why were here to help. This section is packed full of information and support to help make sure all children with Type 1 diabetes get the support and care they deserve at school so that they have the same opportunities at school as other children. We also have free resources with information about planning school trips and exams. Every child with diabetes deserves to have the same opportunities as their friends. And you should be confident they're looked after properly in school. Our work and your efforts have really helped improve the care and equal opportunities to children with diabetes in many schools across the country since 2015. Residential school trips and exam tools now available in print and digital If you're a parent or school planning exams and/or school residential trips for children with Type 1 diabetes, look no further. These practical tools now available in print and digital will help you make sense of the planning process so that you can get on with successful school trips and exams. Weve got a range of presentations ready to go if you think the school, or your childs classmates, could learn a bit more about diabetes. It doesnt have to be ham sandwiches every day. If you want to mix it up, weve got some easy, healthy packed lunch ideas to help. Support our work with the Health Conditions in School Alliance Diabetes UK chairs the Health Conditions in Schools Alliance and together we have already changed the law to get better car Continue reading >>
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The Best Diabetes Videos Of The Year
We’ve carefully selected these videos because they’re actively working to educate, inspire, and empower their viewers with personal stories and high-quality information. Nominate your favorite video by emailing us at [email protected]! Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by improper insulin function. This leads to overly high blood sugar. The three types of diabetes include type 1, type 2, or gestational diabetes. Prediabetes, where blood sugar is high but not over the diabetic threshold, increases your risk for type 2 diabetes. People of all ages, ethnicities and sizes can get diabetes. Nearly 50 percent of U.S. adults have diabetes or prediabetes, according to a 2015 study. This includes people living with diabetes who haven’t yet received an official diagnosis. Receiving a diabetes diagnosis can feel shocking or overwhelming. The illness has some serious potential complications, such as blindness and amputation. And it’s the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Treatment often requires immediate and significant lifestyle adjustments. However, with careful management, you can still enjoy a varied diet and active lifestyle. There are plenty of people out there who refuse to let diabetes stop them from thriving. If you’re seeking some inspiration or information, look no further than these videos. 7 Best Superfoods for Diabetes - Saturday Strategy A healthy diet plays a huge role in managing diabetes. Drew Canole, CEO of fitlife.tv, shares insights into superfoods that help keep diabetes in check. Canole says these superfoods will help you regulate glucose levels and lower insulin levels. One such superfood is the Moringa leaf. He says studies have indicated it lowers blood sugar levels by up to 29 percent. Why not give his diabetes-bu Continue reading >>
Meet The Dale Tribe!
When I first started documenting our familys life on YouTube three and a half years ago, I had no idea what a ride I was in for. Were vloggers. If youre not familiar with the term, a vlog is basically a video log of your life. We have four kids ranging from 10 to 17. We started vlogging as a way to remember them at different stages and to have a record of the fun times we share. I suck at scrapbooking, and that had a lot to do with why I decided to point a video camera (well, actually, in the beginning it was a phone) at our kids instead. We posted sporadically at best in the beginning, things like trips to the pumpkin patch, camping, a road trip to the Tetons. My husband, Jon, was supportive but not involved for the first three years. In November of 2015 he decided to jump in with both feet. We began to post more regularly and got a bit more professional in the editing and thumbnails. Our channel began to grow. As our channel grew, our youngest daughter began to wither. She was exhausted all the time, she lost weight she couldnt afford to lose, she was desperately thirsty and had dark circles under her eyes. As her mom, I had that unshakeable feeling that this was more than just a virus. Finally, after watching her get progressively worse, we scheduled a doctors appointment. I arranged for her to spend the day at the mall with her best friends after the checkup. That morning, she had blood drawn and gave a urine sample, and the doctors office told us they would call if anything showed up. We headed to the mall, where I acquired one of their free wheelchairs for Aspenher energy was almost non-existent, and I knew she wouldnt make it long if she tried to walk. She had a fun day and made a sloth we named Shaun at Build-a-Bear (still a constant companion). I couldnt fully Continue reading >>
Type 1 Diabetes . . . Cured?
Carrie posted this wonderfully thought-provoking comment about her diabetic son: My 13 yr old son was diagnosed over a year ago with Type 1 [diabetes]. Before his diagnosis, I was very ‘green’ — bought organic foods, bought meat from free-range, grass-fed local farms, cleaned my house with products I made myself from vinegar and natural products. But we did follow the low-fat, low-calorie, high-fiber, healthy whole grain diet. We were told “eat whatever you want” — just dose for it [with insulin] and be healthy (yep: low-fat, high-fiber, etc.) I didn’t think so: If he has a carb problem, then limit carbs! We immediately went low-carb, causing us to remove a lot of wheat products, but didn’t know about the damages of gluten then. His last two A1Cs [hemoglobin A1c’s, a 60-90 day reflection of blood sugar fluctuations] have been 5.3% [normal range]. He was taken off his basal insulin and his bolus, continuing to less and less. Today, he is OFF insulin! YES, he is a Type 1 diabetic: They double-checked for the antibodies in case he was misdiagnosed–they are there. Even without insulin, his blood sugars are better than me or his dad, or even sister (we all check now). And all this while growing over 5 inches in one year, going through puberty and the stomach flu with no problems (scary for Type 1 diabetics). His doctors are amazed. We all still did not know how he was this way, until someone shared with me Wheat Belly. We are all going completely gluten-free now and staying low-carb. Maybe my asthma will be gone and my daughter’s horrible itchy rash all over her arms will finally leave! Absolutely wonderful book, thank you! Wow. We know that consumption of modern wheat is associated with causing type 1 diabetes in children, average age of onset 4 years Continue reading >>
Meet The Dale Tribe!
November 15, 2016 || Written by Jennivine Lee Simon World Diabetes Day is always a reminder to recognize the strength and perseverance of people with diabetes (and the people who care for them!). This year, Glooko is proud to sponsor a video about a day in the life of someone with diabetes with the Dale Tribe ! The Dales are a family of six and their youngest daughter Aspen has Type 1 diabetes. Aspen uses an Omnipod System pump, a Dexcom CGM and Glooko to help manage her diabetes her bravery and maturity is so impressive, and so is the support she gets from her family every day. We did an interview with the Dale Tribe to learn more about them heres what they had to say! Glooko: Why did you decide to start a YouTube channel? Dale Tribe: We started a YouTube channel as a way to keep memories of our family as the kids grow older. We also wanted to be more deliberate about the way we live and what we do. We thought that filming our life might help us do thatand it definitely has. G: What are your favorite parts about having a YouTube channel? DT: Our favorite things about having a YouTube channel are the fun we get to look back on and also the amazing community we have built in our tribe. The tribe is an amazing and inspiring group of people that we have loved getting to be surrounded by online. G: Why did your family decide to start using Glooko? DT: Our family started using Glooko because Aspen started using an Omnipod System and the team at the Barbara Davis Center in Denver wanted to have access to Aspens numbers remotely. G: What is your familys favorite Glooko feature? DT: We love being able to look at graphs of Aspens BG(blood glucose) patterns. It is so helpful to see trends because that helps us to make decisions about when and how she needs to have her insulin do Continue reading >>
Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Take A Summer Break
Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Take a Summer Break Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Take a Summer Break Pediatric Endocrinologist Michelle Schweiger, DO, MPH, Gives Summertime Health Tips for Children With Type 1 Diabetes Contact: Soshea Leibler | Email: [email protected] Los Angeles July 5, 2016 For kids, the perfect summer can mean sleeping in, eating whenever hunger strikes, playing outdoors in the sun, swimming and staying up late. But for children with Type 1 diabetes, all of the above, and the general lack of schedule, can wreak havoc with their blood sugar levels. Michelle Schweiger, DO, MPH , director of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Children's Health Center , says, "It's important for all parents of children with Type 1 diabetes to stick to an eating and sleeping schedule, even during summer break, and to continue monitoring their blood sugars four to six times a day." Schweiger outlines her top summertime tips for patients with Type 1 diabetes, during a video interview with Avery, a reporter for Cedars-Sinai Kids Talk. The video interview is now available for downloading and streaming on the Cedars-Sinai YouTube channel. Schweiger's summertime guidelines for her patients with Type 1 diabetes , also called juvenile diabetes, include: If a child is sleeping later than usual, parents should check the child's blood sugar levels before letting the child go back to sleep. When traveling, parents should make sure to pack a letter from their child's pediatric endocrinologist authorizing them to travel with syringes, needles and pumps. Also, remember that pumps should not go through airport X-ray machines. Insulin needs to be at room temperature. If your child is taking a road trip, travel with a cold pack for the insulin. Exercise affects blood suga Continue reading >>
Parenting In Public With Love And Lots Of Insulin
Parenting In Public With Love And Lots Of Insulin Thank you! We will notify you when there are new stories about this topic. Family vlogging has changed the way the world parents, and no one better shows how than the Dale Tribe. The DalesAmy, Jon, and kids Anna, Eli, Shae and Aspen have enjoyed a groundswell of popularity since they started uploading little pieces of their lives to YouTube in 2013. Today, they have almost 100,000 subscribers a platform the Dales use to try to raise awareness fortype 1 diabetes. No one in the Dale family had grand aspirations of YouTube fame when they started posting their family videos online. For Amy, in fact, the decision to upload videos of her kids to YouTube was purely practical. She laughs: I thought I suck at scrapbooking, maybe this is a way to keep my family memories.' Amys first videos are endearingly primitive: the first ones even shot with a vertical iPhone camera. As they go on, though, she gets better and better at putting them together, showing the individual personalities of each of her kids in a charming and comforting way. Annas artwork, Elis freerunning, Shaes love of acting: they all get equal space to express themselves. The love between family members is obvious in these clips. The Dales arent doing anything specialcarving pumpkins, going campingbut theres already something compelling there. Unlike other YouTubers, the family seems really present and in the moment. Theyre not performing, just living, and in an era of hyper-calculated social media, its refreshing. Although Jon was supportive of what Amy was doing on YouTube, he was a little too standoffish. My initial reaction was this is fine for you to do, just so long as I dont have to be too involved, he remembers. Complicating matters was his career in social Continue reading >>
Video Gallery - Caring For Kids
Enjoy a series of videos featuring Canadian paediatricians on various topics like early literacy, mental health and physical activity. Each year, 1 in every 5 Canadians gets the influenza virus also known as the flu. The flu is much worse than a cold with symptoms like fever, cough, fatigue, sore muscles, and more. The flu vaccine can prevent these problems, but some people still choose not to get it. Why? Lets look at 3 common myths. Taking care of our mental health is just as important as having a healthy body. As a parent, you play an important role in your childs mental health . You can promote good mental health through the things you say and do, and the environment you create at home. Parents and caregivers play a big role in fostering their child's self-esteem . Self-esteem is how people feel about themselves, both inside and out. People with good self-esteem generally have a positive outlook, accept themselves and feel confident. Children need to feel loved and accepted to build self-esteem. Read, Speak, Sing: Your baby and early literacy Learning to read starts from birth. Whether through books, words, or songs daily language experiences help form an emotional bond with your baby and are vital to the development of your babys early literacy skills . Read, Speak, Sing: Fun ideas for you and your baby Think outside the book! Singing, rhyming and storytelling are other great ways to nurture your babys early literacy skills and to promote their love of reading in the future. Click here for more tips and ideas. How much screen time is too much? Do you know how to set limits? Here are some tips and strategies to make positive changes to your family's screen time habits. Do you know how much physical activity your children need for healthy growth and development? Are Continue reading >>
Treating Low Blood Sugar Youtube School Nursing T
Treating Low Blood Sugar YouTube School Nursing t : com You can learn so much form reviewing Nursing exam (NCLEX) style questions 16 Nov 2010 - 5 min - Uploaded by Children's Healthcare of AtlantaAlmost every person using insulin will have a low blood sugar reaction at some time. Mission: Fax: (850) 410-1304 If your symptoms of low Usually, symptoms don't recur. Signs and symptoms. nrsng. Symptoms of low blood sugar. They may be the only child in their school with diabetes, they have to learn a new routine and, in some cases, the school nurse hasn't cared for a child with diabetes for many years, if at all. A low blood sugar level can cause a number of symptoms that get better a few minutes after eating sugar. com/labspodcast/ View this post on our blog 18 Dec 2008 - 5 min - Uploaded by Dino LomedicoHypoglycemic Episode Insulin Overdose low bloodsugar. ADVOCATE SOUTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL. 9 Jun 2015 Fasting blood sugar under 100 mg/dl is considered normal and healthy although most functional medicine doctors want to see this under 90 mg/dl. After reviewing these notes, don't forget to take the Below are review notes for Diabetes Mellitus to help you study for the NCLEX exam or your nursing lecture exams. Date observed: You have to eat the perfect breakfast to maintain your bloods, you can't go too high or too low before or during the exam, you stress about taking the test kit and hypo treatment into the hall, opening the noisy hypo treatment, not being able to focus on the paper because of out of range blood sugars. Your child's specific hypoglycemia (low blood sugar, or low) symptoms (see the list on this page) and how to treat hypoglycemia; Insulin or other medication used; Meal and snack plans, www. For example, if your child needs to eat shortly after taking insulin o Continue reading >>
Type 1 Diabetes: What Is It?
Maybe a kid you know always eats a snack during a soccer game or goesto the school nurse before lunch to get a shot. If you have a friend or a classmate like this or this sounds just like you you're not alone. Thousands of kids all over the world do stuff like this every day because they have type 1 diabetes (say: dye-uh-BEE-tees). What is it? Let's find out. Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose (say: GLOO-kose), a sugar that is the body's main source of fuel. Your body needs glucose to keep running. Here's how it should work: Glucose from the food gets into your bloodstream. Your pancreas makes a hormone called insulin (say: IN-suh-lin). Insulin helps the glucose get into the body's cells. The pancreas is a long, flat gland in your belly that helps your body digest food. It also makes insulin. Insulin is kind of like a key that opens the doors to the cells of the body. It lets the glucose in. Then the glucose can move out of the blood and into the cells. But if someone has diabetes, the body either can't make insulin or the insulin doesn't work in the body like it should. The glucose can't get into the cells normally, so the blood sugar level gets too high. Lots of sugar in the blood makes people sick if they don't get treatment. The two major types of diabetes are type 1 and type 2. In type 1 diabetes (which used to be called insulin-dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes), the pancreas can't make insulin. The body can still get glucose from food but the glucose can't get into the cells where it's needed. Glucose stays in the blood, which makes the blood sugar level very high and causes health problems. To fix the problem, someone with type 1 diabetes needs to take insulin through regular shots or an insulin pump . Type 2 diabetes is differen Continue reading >>
Away From Home: American Diabetes Association
Diabetes should not prevent your child from enjoying family vacations, slumber parties, or trips to see grandparents or other family members. But there are important ways to prepare, especially if your child is not going to be in your care. If your child will be away from home for an extended trip, it's a good idea to go to your doctor to get a check-up and be sure to ask for: Written prescriptions for insulin and any medication. Then, if the travel supplies are lost or damaged you are only a pharmacy visit away from replacements. A doctor's letter describing everything needed for treatment, including medical devices. It should also note any food or medicine allergies or sensitivities. If your child will be going away without you, always make sure an adult is around who knows how to help with daily management of diabetes (blood glucose checks, insulin shots, etc.), as well as when high or low blood glucose (blood sugar) levels occur. Spend some time with the adult helping them to understand your child's unique signs of high or low blood glucose levels. Then demonstrate how to: Respond to an emergency especially when it requires glucagon Help the adult caring for your child to know what your child can eat and how that relates to his diabetes care. If possible, create a menu with your child and the adult in charge so that you all can agree on meals, snacks and insulin doses ahead of time. If possible, ask your child (if appropriate) or the adult to check-in and let you know their diabetes management is going. Be sure to pack twice the amount of diabetes supplies that you think your child will need. Your packing list should include: Continue reading >>
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Resources
The Internet has numerous sites for adults with Type 1 diabetes to find community with others and to locate helpful resources. Online Forums and Information AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION Message boards specifically for adults with Type 1 diabetes, as well as for people with common interests such as using an insulin pump. CHILDREN WITH DIABETES www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_0c_000.htm Essays by adults with Type 1 diabetes and links to other relevant Web pages. DIABETES DAILY www.diabetesdaily.com/forum Numerous forums, including one specifically for people with Type 1 diabetes. TYPEONENATION Message board for adults with Type 1 diabetes. REALITY CHECK www.realitycheck.org.au Website of the Australian-based nonprofit organization Type 1 Diabetes Network, Inc. Has articles, forum, and a free e-mail newsletter. Online Videos YOUTUBE Mike Lawson’s My Life As A Pin Cushion: “The Diabetes Police” www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrm7z0owxoc Other entries in Lawson’s My Life as a Pin Cushion series include “Carb Counting,” “Morning Routine,” and “What is Diabetes?” Education and Support BEHAVIORAL DIABETES INSTITUTE (858) 336-8693 Adults with Type 1 diabetes living in the San Diego area can take advantage of the program offerings of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute, including workshops, classes, and support groups. Some programs are free, and some have a fee. Books GROWING UP AGAIN Life, Loves and Oh Yeah, Diabetes Mary Tyler Moore St. Martin’s Press New York, 2009 CHILDREN WITH DIABETES “Books for Parents, Adults, and Older Kids” www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_06_b00.htm List includes memoirs by adults with Type 1 diabetes, guides to diabetes management, and tips on getting the most from life when living with Type 1 diabetes. Continue reading >>
6-year-old Teaches Kids How To Cope With Diabetes On Youtube
6-Year-Old Teaches Kids How to Cope with Diabetes on YouTube Videos show what it's really like to live with Type 1 diabetes as a kidday in and day out. A 6-year-old records YouTube videos to teach other kids about Type 1 diabetes. Tim Crosby was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 2. That means he's been dealing with things, like needles, blood and insulin, on the daily ever since. Now the little guy is posting videos on YouTube to show other kids who've been diagnosed the ropes, and he has a huge following. More from News Break: Twin Is Born 5 Weeks after Her Brother Tim told WSPA-TV that he made his first video on a lark, as a way to keep busy while his siblings were napping. "Since my mom was in the shower, I thought 'Hmmm, I should do a diabetes video and help other kids ," he explained. More from News Break: The Force Is with This Couple and Their Baby in 'Star Wars' Photo Shoot So far, that original clip has been viewed nearly 8,000 times, and Tim has since added three other videos into the mix, all of which give viewers an honest look at what it's like to live with Type 1 diabetes as a kidday in and day out. And it's Tim's hope that by watching them, others will know they're not alone. More from News Break: Fans of 'Cards Against Humanity' Create a Version for Parents What an incredible kid! Instead of feeling sorry for himself, Tim took the hand he was dealt at such a young age and decided to help others cope. "Watching his videos makes me so happy to see that he has a good attitude," his mom, MaryAnn, said. "He knows he's different, but he's ok with it, and he wants to help anyone else who's like him." Even so, the impressive little dude is pretty taken aback by his viral success. "I'm just thinking it's very surprising," he said. " It means a lot to me ." C Continue reading >>
Prevalence Of Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes Among Children And Adolescents From 2001 To 2009
Go to: Abstract Despite concern about an “epidemic,” there are limited data on trends in prevalence of either type 1 or type 2 diabetes across US race and ethnic groups. To estimate changes in the prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in US youth, by sex, age, and race/ethnicity between 2001 and 2009. Case patients were ascertained in 4 geographic areas and 1 managed health care plan. The study population was determined by the 2001 and 2009 bridged-race intercensal population estimates for geographic sites and membership counts for the health plan. Prevalence (per 1000) of physician-diagnosed type 1 diabetes in youth aged 0 through 19 years and type 2 diabetes in youth aged 10 through 19 years. In 2001, 4958 of 3.3 million youth were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for a prevalence of 1.48 per 1000 (95% CI, 1.44–1.52). In 2009, 6666 of 3.4 million youth were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for a prevalence of 1.93 per 1000 (95% CI, 1.88–1.97). In 2009, the highest prevalence of type 1 diabetes was 2.55 per 1000 among white youth (95% CI, 2.48–2.62) and the lowest was 0.35 per 1000 in American Indian youth (95% CI, 0.26–0.47) and type 1 diabetes increased between 2001 and 2009 in all sex, age, and race/ethnic subgroups except for those with the lowest prevalence (age 0–4 years and American Indians). Adjusted for completeness of ascertainment, there was a 21.1% (95% CI, 15.6%–27.0%) increase in type 1 diabetes over 8 years. In 2001, 588 of 1.7 million youth were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for a prevalence of 0.34 per 1000 (95% CI, 0.31–0.37). In 2009, 819 of 1.8 million were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for a prevalence of 0.46 per 1000 (95% CI, 0.43–0.49). In 2009, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes was 1.20 per 1000 among American Indian youth Continue reading >>
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Dear Apple, Keep doing what you are doing The new Apple Watch commercial Dear Apple has the world talking after its debut during this years Winter Olympics. Its personal, heart wrenching and most importantly highlights the incredible impacts of its less advertised features. This commercial emphasizes that this technology could revolutionize healthcare and provide life-changing health support. It features anecdotes of a car accident survivor using the feature on the watch to call 911 after their phone was thrown from the vehicle and a child with Type 1 diabetes pairing the watch with her glucose monitor that alerts her when her blood sugars are at low levels. While the ad still features its more traditional feature of tracking physical activity, it was nice to see that the more innovative features of its products and its direct benefits. While I love a good selfie, its reassuring to know that Apple and other technology companies are using their technology for just more than just three dimensional emojis and higher quality selfies. I look forward to seeing what other technology these companies come up with in the future to help us lead healthier lives. If you havent seen the commercial check it out here: Narrative Reconstruction: a Lesson we can learn from Taylor Swift This past Sunday, Taylor Swift premiered the music video for her latest single, Look What You Made Me Do, at the MTV Video Music Awards. The video went viral upon release, and subsequently has been the subject of a number of internet think pieces breaking down the stars critiques on different personas of herself in the public eye over the course of her career. In case you missed it, you can find it here . But beyond providing a tongue in cheek look into the perceptions of a widely successful pop artist, th Continue reading >>
