Treatment & Prevention

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• Dealing With Needles (Video)

  How long does it take to get a blood draw? How can you relax when getting shots? This video will help you know what to expect when needles are a part of your medical care.

• Can I Get Diabetes From Having Sex?

  Find out what the experts have to say.

• Managing Your Weight

  Has your doctor told you to lose weight? Get ideas on food, fitness, and staying motivated. We've also got weight management tools and recipes designed just for teens.

• Weight Management: Strength Training Exercises (Video)

  These videos guide teens through basic strength training exercises. Anyone can do these exercises, and they work well as part of a weight-loss plan.

• Metabolic Syndrome

  Metabolic syndrome is a signal that someone could be on the road to serious health problems. Find out more about it in this article for teens.

• How to Fill a Prescription

  Taking responsibility for your own health care means understanding things like prescriptions. Read our tips for teens on filling a prescription.

• Refilling a Prescription

  Tips and advice for teens on refilling a prescription.

• What’s the Difference Between a Treatment and a Cure?

  Find out what the experts have to say.

• Blood Glucose Record

  If you have diabetes, you can use this printable sheet to record your blood glucose levels.

• How to Give an Insulin Injection

  Note: This step-by-step graphic is for educational purposes only. For specific guidance on giving an insulin injection, talk with your doctor.

• Your Diabetes Health Care Team

  It takes all of your team members - you, your parents, doctors, certified diabetes educators, dietitians, and mental health pros - to help you take care of your diabetes.

• Type 2 Diabetes: How Is It Treated?

  People with type 2 diabetes need to follow a plan to manage their diabetes and stay healthy and active.

• Type 1 Diabetes: How Is It Treated?

  People with type 1 diabetes need to follow a treatment plan to manage their diabetes and stay healthy and active.

• Keeping Track of Your Blood Sugar

  To keep your diabetes under control, stay healthy, and prevent future problems, you need to keep blood sugar levels in a healthy range. To do that, check and track those levels regularly.

• Medicines for Diabetes

  Taking medicines is a major part of staying healthy if you have diabetes because they help you keep your blood sugar levels under control.

• When Blood Sugar Is Too Low

  When blood glucose levels drop too low, it's called hypoglycemia. Very low blood sugar levels can cause severe symptoms that need to be treated right away.

• When Blood Sugar Is Too High

  For people with diabetes, controlling blood sugar levels is important. Having a blood sugar level that's too high can make you feel lousy, and having high blood sugar levels a lot can be unhealthy.

• Diabetes Control: Why It’s Important

  People who have diabetes may hear or read a lot about controlling, or managing, the condition. But what is diabetes control and why is it so important?

• Diabetes: When to Call the Doctor

  Taking care of your diabetes includes knowing when to call a doctor and get medical help.

• School and Diabetes

  You probably spend more than a third of your waking hours at school. Chances are you'll need to check your blood sugar levels or give yourself an insulin injection during that time. So what do you do?

• Handling Diabetes When You’re Sick

  Being sick is no fun for anyone. For people with diabetes, being sick can also affect blood sugar levels.

• Can Diabetes Be Prevented?

  The things you do now could help prevent diabetes later, depending on the type of diabetes. Here's the scoop on diabetes prevention.

• Sports, Exercise, and Diabetes

  Teens with diabetes can exercise and play sports at the same level as everyone else, so whether you want to go for the gold or just go hiking in your hometown, diabetes shouldn't hold you back.