Here’s how to come up with a game plan
Does your child have diabetes?
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If your child has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, it’s
important to keep track of your child’s diabetes
with the help of your child’s doctor.
Diabetes in kids can be very different from
diabetes in adults. For example, it needs to
be watched in child care or school and as kids
grow. Kids can’t care for it by themselves the
way adults often can – they need a game plan.
Talk with your child’s doctor to make
sure your child gets the tests below. Your
child may need some tests sooner or
more often.
Take a look at the chart to make sure
you get the ones you need
Don’t let illness sneak up on you. We have a chart that lists
the checkups, shots and tests you need at all ages, from
child to adult. The chart is called Preventive Health Care
Guidelines. To see the chart, just go to
anthem.com/ca
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Yes, adults need checkups too
Rx to help control diabetes
If you have diabetes, take all the medicines
(drugs) the way your doctor tells you to. Your
doctor might prescribe:
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Pills or insulin to help control blood sugar.
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Drugs to help control blood pressure.
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Cholesterol drugs to help lower your risk of
heart disease.
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Special drugs to help prevent kidney problems.
Talk to your doctor about what drugs will work to
help control your diabetes.
Your child’s doctor is part of your health care team. So are any other doctors who check on your child’s diabetes.
Work with your child and your health care team – together you can keep your child growing strong.
Source: American Diabetes Association: “2012 Clinical Practice Recommendations,”
Diabetes Care
(January 2012): diabetes.org
TESTS
WHEN
GOAL
A1C blood test At diagnosis and then every three months.
Less than 8.5 for kids age 6 and younger.
Less than 8 for kids ages 6 to 12. Less than
7.5 for ages 13 to 19.
Blood pressure
check
At diagnosis and ongoing as your child’s
doctor decides.
Less than 130/80 or lower than the
90th percentile for the child’s sex, age
and height – whichever is lower.
Lipid profile
At puberty if family history is not a concern. Then
every five years.
Less than 100 mg/dL.
Dilated retinal
(eye) exam
Each year for kids age 10 and younger. Exams
should start three to five years after diagnosis.
Microalbumin
test
Each year to check kidney function for kids ages 10
and older, once they’ve had diabetes for five years.
