What is the diary of self-control?

The diary contains reports of the dose of insulin, the results of measurements of glucose in the blood and the amount of glucose and acetone in the urine and various other observations. Based on the analysis of these data, parents and child alone or together with your doctor on control, will be able to decide whether and what to change in insulin doses, diet or physical activity. Parents should be pointed out that no matter how we try, blood sugar levels will sometimes be high and it is not realistic to expect a constant normoglycemia .

It is good to advise them that they should not be worried, angry or sad, but with a child think what a possible cause of it is. If a child feels that parents are particularly upset because of the findings on the meter, he/she can feel guilty, and later have a fear of blood glucose measure and have a tendency to hide or falsify the measurement results.