Alberta Children's Hospital Diabetes Clinic
Type 1 Diabetes Information
Our team has brought together reliable,
medically accurate information for
families with children with Type 1 Diabetes.
Alberta Health Services has created a comprehensive booklet for caregivers of a newly diagnosed child or teen. You can view the complete booklet here or choose from the topics below:
Adjusting insulin with Type 1 Diabetes Managing diabetes when a child is sick
Diabetes and driving Treating low blood sugar with Diabetes
Exercise, activity and Diabetes Treating severe low blood sugar with Diabetes
Nutrition
Nutrition and diabetes go hand-in-hand, with healthy nutrition playing an important part for children and teens with diabetes. There are many resources available to help maintain and/or improve nutrition. Here is our "Best of the Best" list.
- Canada's Food Guide, (Government of Canada)
- Carbohydrate Counting, (Alberta Health Services)
- The Glycemic Index (GI), (Diabetes Canada)
- Counting Carbohydrates in Recipes, (Alberta Health Services)
- Carbohydrate Resources: Calorie King, My Fitness Pal, Figwee
- Canadian Nutrient File (CNF)-Search by Food, (Government of Canada)
- Food Data Central, (United States Department of Agriculture)
- Eating at School, (Diabetes Canada)
- Access to Food, (City of Calgary)
School and Diabetes
Resources for parents/caregivers to share with schools and teachers
- Student School Package includes: School Tips for Type 1 Diabetes, Student Care Plan: Your child's on-site school record. Letter for School Staff: A guide when informing the school of your child's diabetes
- Diabetes at School
- Guidelines for the Care of Students living with Diabetes, (Diabetes Canada)
- Teachers Diabetes Information Package
Videos for parents and children
- How to Use an Emergency Glucagon Kit? (Cincinnati Children's)
- Learning How to Manage Pain During Medical Procedures, (Stanford Medicine Children's Health)
- Managing diabetes at school: Short, animated videos for managing diabetes at school, (Diabetes at School)
Message to our website visitors
This site is for information purposes only and should not be used in place of medical advice, instruction and/or treatment.
If you have questions, speak with your child’s diabetes health care provider.