Endocrinology and Diabetes
Patient and Family Resources
We want you to have all the information you and your child need to understand your child’s condition and to participate in treatment. This page provides links to resources that we hope will be helpful.
Resources at Seattle Children’s
- What to expect at your Endocrinology and Diabetes appointment
- How to prepare for your visit
- Transportation and lodging
- Hospital services
- Paying for care
- Social Work
Diabetes: Top Patient Requests
- Sick Day Management Guidelines (PDF) (Spanish)
- When to Call Your Diabetes Team (PDF)
- Your Insulin Pump (PDF) (Spanish)
Diabetes Resources
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- 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 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)
- School Overnight Camps: Making Carb and Insulin Adjustments for Students With Diabetes (PDF)
- Sick Day Management Guidelines (PDF) (Spanish)
- Managing Diabetes Sick Days – At a Glance (PDF) (Spanish)
- Surgery for the Child With Diabetes: Before- and After-Surgery Care Steps (PDF)
- Welcome to the Diabetes Clinic (PDF)
- Why the Diabetes Team Visit? (PDF)
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- 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)
- 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.
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- About A1c (PDF) (Spanish)
- Blood Glucose Log (sample) (PDF) (Spanish)
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) (PDF) (Spanish)
- Insulin Dose Calculations Worksheet (PDF) (Spanish)
- Insulin Pump Therapy (PDF) (Spanish)
- Getting Started on Your Insulin Pump (PDF) (Spanish)
- Steps to Getting Your Insulin Pump (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)
- 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)
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- Diabetes Books and Websites for Teens and Young Adults (PDF)
- Transitioning to Adult Diabetes Care (Spanish) (PDF)
- Your Diabetes Transition Clinic Team (Spanish)
- Preparing for College With Diabetes (PDF)
- Preparing Students With Diabetes for Life at College (American Diabetes Association)
- Adolescent and Young Adult Diabetes Transition Clinic (University of Washington)
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- 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)
Other Endocrine Condition Resources
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- ACTH Stimulation Test (PDF) (Spanish)
- Cortisol Replacement Therapy (PDF) (Spanish)
- CARES Foundation for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (Spanish) (Hormone Health Network)
- Magic Foundation
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- What Is a Growth Disorder? (Kids Health)
- Growth Hormone Therapy Insurance Coverage (PDF)
- Arginine Test for Growth Hormone (PDF) (Spanish)
- Growth Hormone Stimulation Test (PDF) (Spanish)
- Glucagon Test for Growth Hormone and/or Cortisol (PDF)
- Glucose Tolerance Test (PDF)
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- Pediatric Obesity (Hormone Health Network)
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- Water Deprivation Test (PDF)
- Growth Hormone Deficiency (Hormone Health Network)
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- Puberty Hormone 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)
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- 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)
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- Turner Syndrome Clinic at Seattle Children’s
- Estrogen Patches (PDF)
- Turner Syndrome Society
- What Is Turner’s Syndrome Animation (Video 3:35) (Turner Syndrome Support Society)
- Estrogen Replacement Therapy for Turner Syndrome (Endocrineweb)
General Resources for Kids With Endocrine Conditions
- Endocrine System (KidsHealth)
Contact Us
For more information, contact the Endocrinology and Diabetes Program at 206-987-2640. If you would like an appointment, ask your child’s primary care provider to refer you.
We provide care in Seattle and 6 other cities in Washington state. See our locations.
Providers, see how to refer a patient.
