Patient and Family Resources

Living with Diabetes family education handbook

• Living With Diabetes cover and table of contents (Spanish)
• Release of Information (ROI) for School form
• Going Home Blood Glucose Food and Insulin Log (Spanish)
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Bag of Hope
• Diabetes Class Pre-Visit Checklist (PDF) (Spanish)

Part 1

• Living With Diabetes Diabetes Family Education: Part 1 (PDF) (Spanish)  Carbohydrate counting, blood glucose monitoring, insulin, injections, hypoglycemia, supplies checklist

Part 1 Handouts

• Disposal of Sharps (PDF) (Spanish)
• Insulin Injection Sites (PDF) (Spanish)
• How Do I Inject With an Insulin Syringe? (PDF) (Spanish)
• Hyperglycemia - illustrated symptoms of high blood glucose (Spanish)
• Hypoglycemia - illustrated symptoms of low blood glucose (PDF) (Spanish)
• Medical Alert ID (PDF) (Spanish) (Somali) (Vietnamese)

Part 2

• Living with Diabetes Part 2 class slides (PDF) (Spanish) Advanced carbohydrate counting skills, insulin dose calculations and 3-hour “rule”, sick days/ketone management, physical activity guidelines

Part 2 Handouts

• Insulin Dose Calculating Worksheet (PDF) (Spanish)
• Basal-Bolus Insulin: Long-Acting and Rapid-Acting Insulin Therapy – (Arabic) (Spanish)
• Sick Days / Ketone Management (PDF) (Spanish)
• Exercise Checklist for Diabetes (PDF) (Spanish)
• Diabetes Care Quick Guide (PDF) (Spanish) (Somali) (Vietnamese)
• Blood Glucose Log (PDF) (Spanish)
• Why the Diabetes Team Visit? (PDF) (Spanish)
• About A1c (PDF) (Spanish) (Somali) (Vietnamese)
• Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) (PDF) (Spanish)

Nutrition handouts

• 15 Gram Carbohydrate Food List (PDF) (Spanish) (Somali) (Vietnamese)
• Reading Food Labels (PDF) (Spanish) (Somali) (Vietnamese)
• Going Home Blood Glucose Food and Insulin Log (Spanish) (Somali) (Vietnamese)
• Going Home Food Plan (PDF) (Arabic) (Spanish) (Somali) (Vietnamese)
• Snack Ideas for Kids with Diabetes (PDF) (Spanish)

Social Work

• Living With Diabetes Class – Social Work Slides (PDF) (Spanish)

Research

• Diabetes Research slides (PDF)
• Recruitment flyer - Join a study (PDF)

Back cover sleeve

• When to Call Your Diabetes Team (PDF) (Spanish) (Somali) (Vietnamese)

• What Is Type 1 Diabetes? (PDF) (Spanish)
• Type 2 Diabetes (Kids Health)
• Type 2 Diabetes: Be Healthy Today; Be Healthy for Life Handbook (American Diabetes Association)
• Diabetes Apps (PDF)
• Diabetes Books and Resources (PDF) (Spanish)
• Diabetes Books and Websites for Teens and Young Adults (PDF)
• Diabetes Care Quick Guide (PDF) (Spanish)
• Diabetes Travel Checklist (PDF)
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) (PDF) (Spanish)
• Exercise and Activity Guidelines for Children and Teens With Diabetes (PDF)
• Exercise Checklist for Diabetes (PDF) (Spanish)
• Food Planning Using the Hospital Menu (PDF) (Spanish)
• Going Home Blood Glucose Food and Insulin Log (PDF) (Spanish)
• Going Home Food Plan (PDF) (Spanish)
• Help Paying for Diabetes Care and Supplies (PDF) (Spanish)
• Medical Alert ID (PDF) (Spanish)
• Menstrual Cycle Tracker (PDF) (Spanish) 
• My Activity and Eating Plan for Diabetes (PDF) (Spanish)
• School Overnight Camps: Making Carb and Insulin Adjustments for Students With Diabetes (PDF)
• Surgery for the Child With Diabetes: Before- and After-Surgery Care Steps (PDF)
• Why the Diabetes Team Visit? (PDF) (Spanish)

• L’Kidds support group for parents of kids with type 1 diabetes, from babies through grade school
• Diabetes and Me support for middle schoolers with diabetes
• Diabetes and Me: A workshop for middle schoolers with type 1 diabetes (PDF)
• Living With Diabetes Diabetes Family Education: Part 1 (PDF) (Spanish)
• See a schedule and sign-up details for our classes, including Diabetes and Me plus Parent-Designated Adult workshops for volunteers who help with diabetes-related tasks at school.

• About A1c (PDF) (Spanish)
• Blood Glucose Log (sample) (PDF) (Spanish)
• Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) (PDF) (Spanish)
• Helping Your Child Get Used to Their Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitor (PDF) (Spanish)
• Insulin Dose Calculations Worksheet (PDF) (Spanish)
• Insulin Injection Sites (PDF) (Spanish)
• Insulin Pump Therapy (PDF) (Spanish)
• Getting Started on Your Insulin Pump (PDF) (Spanish)
• Steps to Getting Your Insulin Pump (PDF) (Spanish)
• Tips for Wearing Your Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitor (PDF) (Spanish)
• Basal-Bolus Insulin: Long-Acting and Rapid-Acting Insulin Therapy (PDF) (Arabic) (Spanish)
• Glucose Tolerance Test (PDF)
• How to Prevent Ketoacidosis While on a Pump (PDF) (Spanish)
• How Do I Inject With An Insulin Syringe? (PDF) (Spanish)
• Sick Days/Ketone Management (PDF) (Spanish)
• Administering Insulin (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) (Video 5:57) This video may have small differences from what we teach at Seattle Children's. In those cases, follow our instructions.
• Calculating Insulin Doses (DIY Diabetic) (Video 5:30)
• Mini-Dose Glucagon Rescue (PDF)

• Diabetes Books and Websites for Teens and Young Adults (PDF)
• Transitioning to Adult Diabetes Care (Spanish) (PDF)
• Your Diabetes Transition Clinic Team (Spanish)
• Preparing Students With Diabetes for Life at College (American Diabetes Association)
• Adolescent and Young Adult Diabetes Transition Clinic (University of Washington)

• Breakfast Options Planner
• SMART Goals for Keeping Healthy
• Sugar Content of Cereal - PE2214 (Spanish)
• Ten Guidelines to Help Manage Your Weight (Spanish)
• What Can I Drink? Beverage Choices for Diabetes (Spanish)
• Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery (PDF)
• Breakfast Basics (Spanish) (Kids Health)
• Champions for Change Recipes (California Department of Health)
• Nutrition and Healthy Eating Whole Grains (Mayo Clinic)

• Contact our Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Program to learn more about this condition.
• ACTH Stimulation Test (PDF) (Spanish)
• Adrenal Insufficiency Emergency Response Card
• Adrenal Insufficiency Action Plan
• Cortisol Replacement Therapy (PDF) (Spanish)
• CARES Foundation for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
• Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (Spanish) (Hormone Health Network)
• Magic Foundation

Cortisol Replacement Therapy Packet

• Packet Cover (Spanish)
• Cortisol Replacement Therapy (Spanish)
• Adrenal Insufficiency Emergency Response Card
• Adrenal Insufficiency Action Plan (Spanish)
• Solu-Cortef Injection Instructions
• Visit your EMT Care Provider – Cares Foundation

• Calcium: Why Does My Child Need It?
• DEXA Bone Density Scans (Spanish)
• Fragile Bones
• Pamidronate (Spanish)
• Vitamin D (Spanish)

• What Is a Growth Disorder? (Kids Health)
• Growth Hormone Therapy Insurance Coverage (PDF)
• Growth Hormone Stimulation Test (PDF) (Spanish)
• Glucagon Test for Growth Hormone and/or Cortisol (PDF)
• Glucose Tolerance Test (PDF)

• Pediatric Obesity (Hormone Health Network)

• Water Deprivation Test for Diagnosing Diabetes Insipidus (PDF)
• Growth Hormone Deficiency (Hormone Health Network)

• Leuprolide Stim Test (PDF) (Spanish)
• Workshops for girls who are starting puberty early (precocious puberty)
• Precocious Puberty (Spanish) (Hormone Health Network)
• What's Happening to Me? A Story for Girls Starting Puberty Early (PDF) (Magic Foundation)
• Precocious Early Puberty (Hormone Health Network)
• Delayed Puberty (Hormone Health Network)

• Contact our Thyroid Program to learn more about thyroid conditions.
• Hashimoto Disease (Hormone Health Network)
• Low Iodine Diet (PDF)
• Hypothyroidism  (Hormone Health Network)
• Congenital Hypothyroidism (Spanish) (Hormone Health Network)
• Congenital Hypothyroidism: A Guide for Families (Pediatric Endocrine Society)
• Graves Disease (Spanish) (Hormone Health Network)
• Radioiodine Treatment for Graves Disease (PDF) (Spanish)
• Iodine Deficiency (Spanish) (American Thyroid Association)

• Turner Syndrome Clinic at Seattle Children’s
• Estrogen Patches (PDF) (Spanish)
• Turner Syndrome Society
• What Is Turner’s Syndrome Animation (Video 3:35) (Turner Syndrome Support Society)
• Estrogen Replacement Therapy for Turner Syndrome (Endocrineweb)