The best way to manage diabetes in children is to help your child follow a treatment plan that includes:
- regular doctor visits
- healthy eating
- exercise
- monitoring blood sugar
- taking medication
- identifying and treating low blood sugar and high blood sugar
When to see a doctor
Children with diabetes need to have regular doctor visits. Ask your child’s doctor for a specific schedule for your child — these visits may include:
- annual checkup
- 4 visits per year with a diabetes specialist
- 3 to 4 hemoglobin A1C tests per year
- annual thyroid screen
- annual flu vaccine
- annual eye exam
- annual urine microalbumin test
- annual creatinine test
- fasting lipid profile every 1 to 2 years
- referral to a behavior health specialist (if necessary)
