Month: February 2022

Life tips with Diabetes, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks.

Diabetes is not a hindrance to school

Informing teachers. If possible, try to meet face-to-face with the class teacher, health worker, other teachers and school staff who interact with your child, inform that your child has diabetes and try to explain the basic principles of the MiniMed ® insulin pump, as well as briefly explain the diabetes management system. Homework. Work with…
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How parents can help their child learn to self-manage diabetes

Masha is a cheerful girl in her late teens who loves to dance and makes new friends easily. Four years ago, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, just after celebrating her eighth birthday. As Masha moves from primary to secondary school, she will have more and more new responsibilities, tasks, including learning to manage…
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Holidays and feast. Tips and tricks for people with diabetes

However, you will have to plan in advance how to behave in possible situations. You are unlikely to resist the temptation to try the sweets presented to you (we bet they will magically disappear, one after another) and are unlikely to refuse to participate in a party where everything is waiting for you at once:…
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Tips for dealing with the fear of hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia (or “ hypo ” for short) is an integral part of living with diabetes, which causes diabetics incredible panic and fear on a daily basis (not to mention constant worry about and the side effects of hypoglycemia). Hypoglycemic episodes are not a consequence of diabetes, but a side effect of therapy with insulin or…
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