may have the mental capacity to test her own blood glucose levels, but lack the fine motor skills to do the job. However, even the smallest child can be empowered to take part in her diabetes care by reading a blood glucose monitor screen, unzipping a supply case, or choose an injection or testing site.

individual

emotional

physical

You know your child best, so use that knowledge to gradually introduce her to the different aspects of diabetes self-management at the appropriate time. It’s important to remember that children

children

at age four

Program. Overview of Diabetes in Children. (Accessed 2/19/08). Reviewed by Francine Kaufman