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