Diabetes

Parents: It’s a Challenge You Can Meet Head On

Hearing that your child or loved one has diabetes can be a shock. But after that shock wears off, know that there are plenty of things you can do to help along the way. Sure, daily life with diabetes can be a challenge, but it’s a challenge you can meet head on.

With planning and preparation, you can get back to daily life and resume your routine activities. You can help make physical activity part of every day. You can create a balanced eating plan for your loved one—one that everyone can live with and thrive on. Throughout it all, know that diabetes can’t keep your loved one from doing whatever they want or achieving their highest goals. There are Olympic athletes with diabetes, as well as professional football players, politicians, actors, rock stars and CEOs. So, take a deep breath. You can do so much to make sure the people you love are thriving as they manage their diabetes.

Keep Them Safe at School

When you’re a parent, you feel like you can keep your children safe as long as you’re with them. For parents of children with diabetes, that feeling is even louder. That’s why our Safe at School® campaign works to make sure that the diabetes management needs of students are met so your children are healthy and safe when they are at school and out of your sight.

By working as a team, families, health care providers, and school staff can make sure that your child is being taken care of. Through Safe at School, newly diagnosed children can depend on school staff to monitor their blood glucose (blood sugar) and administer insulin. In addition, there can be trained school staff on hand who can recognize and treat high and low blood glucose and administer emergency glucagon.

diabetes.org/advocacy/safe-at-school-state-laws 

diabetes.org/advocacy/safe-at-school-state-laws/help-for-parents 

diabetes.org/camps