Endocrinology and Diabetes Resources

Sick Day Management Guidelines

• Sick Day Management Guidelines (PDF)
  Diabetes management when sick with an illness including a cold or the flu.

Conditions

• Precocious Puberty 
• Thyroid Disease and Teens 
• Type 2 Diabetes 
• What Is a Growth Disorder? 
• What Is Type 1 Diabetes? (PDF) (Spanish) 

Tests and Procedures

• ACTH Stimulation Test (PDF) (Spanish) 
• Arginine Test for Growth Hormone (PDF)
• Cortisol Replacement Therapy (PDF)
• GNRH Test (PDF)
• Growth Hormone Stimulation Test (PDF) (Spanish) 
• Water Deprivation Test (PDF)

Recommended Reading

• Can Diabetes Be Prevented? 
• Care Notebook/Care Organizer Order Form (CCSN) 
• CCSN Resources Directory 
• Center for Children with Special Needs (CCSN) 
• Diabetes Books and Resources (PDF) 
• Endocrine System 
• Insulin Pump Therapy (PDF)
• Is Lantus Right for You? (PDF)
• It’s Time to Start Lantus Insulin (PDF)
• Mini-dose Glucagon Rescue (PDF)
• Safety Tips for Children with Diabetes (PDF) (Spanish) 
• Starting Point Resource Guide (CCSN) (PDF) (Spanish) 
• Switching from NPH to Basal-Bolus Insulin (PDF)
• Treating Type 1 Diabetes 
• Treating Type 2 Diabetes 
• Washington Summer Camps and Programs for Children with Special Needs 
• Welcome to the Diabetes Clinic (PDF)

Newsletter: How Sweet It Is

A newsletter from Seattle Children’s Endocrinology and Diabetes program for kids with diabetes and their families. All files are PDFs.

• Spring 2012 
• Fall 2011 
• Spring 2011 
• Fall 2010 
• Spring 2010 

Support Groups

• Support Groups 

Useful Links

• Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Handbook for Parents (Texas Department of State Health Services) 
• Hypothyroidism and Your Infant (Texas DSHS) 
• MAGIC Foundation (Congenital Hypothyroidism) 
• Turner Syndrome Society 

Videos

• Administering Insulin
  You may notice minor differences from what we teach at Seattle Children's; we advise that you follow our practices in these situations.
• Calculating Insulin Doses
• Diabetes: The Transition from Elementary to Middle School
  A look at the transition from elementary to middle school for students with diabetes. Produced by Kent School District.