An approach to a child with diabetes

Type 1 diabetes or insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that with its complexity and demanding treatment affects the entire life of the patient and his family.
Quality of care for patients and their families, education and support during the first few weeks and months of treatment have a major impact on the final acceptance of the disease and the much needed enthusiasm and self-control in the control of diabetes.

So a child and family would create a positive attitude towards diabetes and resolve the main dilemmas with which they are faced at the beginning, with the first contact they should be explained the basic facts about the disease. By doing that we may sometimes anticipate some of their questions. In particular, they should be ensured that they could not prevent the disease and discuss possible reasons for guilt, including the most common: they did not identify the symptoms early enough, they allowed the child to eat sweets, or if genetics has important role in the emergence of the disease.