Endocrinology and Diabetes
Patient and Family Resources
Surgeries and Sick Days
- Sick Day Management Guidelines (PDF) (Spanish)
Diabetes management when sick with an illness including a cold or the flu. - Surgery for the Child with Diabetes: Before- and After-Surgery Care Steps (PDF)
Conditions
- Precocious puberty
- Thyroid Conditions
- 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) (Spanish)
- Cortisol Replacement Therapy (PDF) (Spanish)
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test (PDF) (Spanish)
- Puberty Hormone Test (PDF) (Spanish)
- Water Deprivation Test (PDF)
Recommended Reading
- About A1c (PDF)
- Care Notebook/Care Organizer Order Form (CCSN)
- CCSN Resources Directory
- Center for Children With Special Needs (CCSN)
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) (PDF) (Spanish)
- Diabetes Apps (PDF)
- Diabetes Books and Resources (PDF) (Spanish)
- Diabetes Books and Websites for Teens and Young Adults (PDF)
- Diabetes Travel Checklist (PDF)
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) (PDF) (Spanish)
- Endocrine System
- Exercise and Activity Guidelines for Children and Teens with Disabilities (PDF)
- Exercise Checklist for Diabetes (PDF) (Spanish)
- Getting Started On Your Insulin Pump (PDF) (Spanish)
- Growth Hormone Therapy Insurance Coverage (PDF)
- Help Paying for Diabetes Care and Supplies (PDF) (Spanish)
- How to Prevent Ketoacidosis While on a Pump (PDF) (Spanish)
- Insulin Pump Therapy (PDF) (Spanish)
- Is Lantus Right for You? (PDF)
- It’s Time to Start Lantus Insulin (PDF)
- Mini-Dose Glucagon Rescue (PDF)
- Preparing for College With Diabetes (PDF)
- Preparing Students With Diabetes for Life at College (article for parents)
- School Overnight Camps: Making Carb and Insulin Adjustments for Students With Diabetes (PDF)
- SMART Goals for Keeping Healthy (PDF)
- Starting Point Resource Guide (CCSN) (PDF)
- Washington Summer Camps and Programs for Children With Special Needs
- Welcome to the Diabetes Clinic (PDF)
- What's Happening to Me? A Story for Girls Starting Puberty Early (PDF)
- Why the Diabetes Team Visit? (PDF)
Newsletter
A newsletter from Seattle Children's Endocrinology and Diabetes program for kids with diabetes and their families. All files are PDFs.
Support Groups
Useful Links
- CARESFoundation – congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Handbook for Parents (Texas Department of State Health Services)
- Glucagon Injection App
- 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