If your child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, they'll be looked after by a specialist diabetes team. This is until they are referred to an adolescent or adult services, usually between the ages of 16 to 18 years.
The diabetes team will provide education and support to help you to manage your child's type 1 diabetes. They will help you with things like injecting insulin, testing blood glucose levels, and diet.
They can give advice to your child's school or child care to help staff understand and manage this condition.
First appointments
You'll have appointments with the care team every 1 or 2 weeks at first.
Your child will need frequent follow-up appointments to support all the family. These appointments should help with adjusting insulin doses and to support you with carbohydrate counting.
These appointments will be less frequent as you learn the skills you need to manage your child's type 1 diabetes.
