How new digital health tools are changing the way children are living with type 1 diabetes
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It?s not unusual for parents of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes to wake their kids a few times a night to poke their fingers to check the child?s glucose levels. ?Sugar levels go up and down when you have diabetes, and when a child is sleeping and they go low? well, that?s a real worry,? explains Diane Rhodes, a certified diabetes educator in Moose Jaw, Sask.
Thankfully, with advancements in diabetes care, there are digital health tools available today that can simplify and improve the management of type 1 diabetes?both for kids and their parents.
About 33,000 school-aged children in Canada have type 1 diabetes, according to the Canadian Paediatric Society. ?Type 1 diabetes can be diagnosed at any age, but the most common age for a person to receive a type 1 diabetes diagnosis is between 10 and 14 years. However, it can be much younger, and we?ve had people coming to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) for support when their child is not even two,? says Dr. Sarah Linklater, chief scientific officer at JDRF.
Type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas doesn?t make insulin or makes very little. Signs and symptoms of the condition can develop over days or weeks, and the most frequent symptoms are increased thirst and frequency of urination. Children might also have an increased appetite alongside unexplained weight loss and reduced energy.
Since the discovery of insulin, there have been significant developments in diabetes management. Most ...
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