For parents and carers · Type 1 diabetes
Everyday decisions, safer responses.
Ten practical scenarios to reinforce the essentials of supporting a child with Type 1 diabetes—from hypos and ketones to exercise and knowing when to get help.
Important: Use your child’s written care plan, prescribed insulin doses and hypo treatment amounts. If they may have diabetic ketoacidosis, are unconscious, having a seizure or not recovering, seek urgent medical help.
Education only. This quiz cannot replace training or advice from your child’s paediatric diabetes team.
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Keep your child’s diabetes-team and out-of-hours numbers, hypo treatment, glucagon and ketone-testing supplies easy to find. Share the child’s current care plan with everyone responsible for them.