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November 9, 2017
Diabetes Awareness Month: Day 12
“Undiagnosed type 1 diabetes can be life-threatening. Extremely high blood sugar can cause diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), which needs treatment in the emergency room.”
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Diabetes Awareness Month: Day 10
“Signs of T1D include: extreme thirst, frequent urination, vomiting, unexplained weight loss, unusual tiredness, changes in mood or behavior, and more.”
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Diabetes Awareness Month: Day 11
“Teachers may be the first to notice the early symptoms of diabetes. If a child is asking to go to the bathroom and the water fountain more than usual, let parents know.”
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Diabetes Awareness Month: Day 9
“Type 1 diabetes is often misdiagnosed as the stomach flu. A simple finger prick blood sugar test can diagnose it in the doctor’s office.”
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November 8, 2017
Diabetes Awareness Month: Day 8
“If a person with diabetes is experiencing severe hypoglycemia (unconscious or having a seizure), a glucagon injection must be given and 911 called.”
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November 7, 2017
Diabetes Awareness Month: Day 7
“When blood sugar is low, a person with type 1 diabetes needs fast-acting carbs such as juice, glucose tablets, or candy such as Smarties or Skittles. They don’t need more insulin.”
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November 6, 2017
Kids First, Diabetes Second Book: Don’t Forget the Siblings
Summary: This excerpt from the book Kids First, Diabetes Second is from the “All in the Family” chapter. It’s important to assure and inform siblings when it comes to type 1 diabetes and also make sure they don’t feel left out.
When Q was diagnosed, her brother R was just shy of his first birthday. He will never remember her before she had diabetes. He is used to the daily care she receives, including all the blood sugar checks and insulin pump changes. He knows ab...
Diabetes Awareness Month: Day 6
“Kids with diabetes can do everything that other kids can do, they just need to adapt activities to keep their blood sugars from going too low or too high.”
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November 5, 2017
Diabetes Awareness Month: Day 5
“Drinking juice and eating candy does not cause type 1 diabetes. The parent and child did nothing to cause it.”
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November 4, 2017
Diabetes Awareness Month: Day 4
“Minimally, a person with type 1 diabetes checks his/her blood sugar 4 times a day. That’s more than 1,460 painful finger sticks a year.”
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