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What to do when your child has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
What is diabetes?
When your child has type 1 diabetes, their pancreas makes little or no insulin.1 Insulin is a hormone that helps the body convert blood sugar into energy. Because the body needs insulin to live, your child will need to take it daily, either by insulin injection or with an insulin pump.2 It's important to check your child's glucose levels to make sure they don't go too high or too low and work towards keeping them in the target range throughout the day.
Time in Range (TIR) is the percentage of time the blood sugar levels stay within a predetermined range for people with diabetes. The standard target glucose range is 70–180 mg/dL and the ADA recommends people with diabetes aim to stay in this range at least 70% of the time.3 The more time your child spends in range, the more likely they are to feel good and prevent complications of diabetes.
Managing diabetes - tips for parents of newly diagnosed children
As a parent, you do everything you can to protect your children. When your child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, you may feel helpless and scared. As you begin your diabetes journey, learning more about the condition, as well as what to expect, can help ease your mind and build confidence.
Educate yourself - Living with diabetes will be a learning experience for both you and your child. Here at MiniMed, we have ample resources that can help you learn more about this condition. Talk to your child’s healthcare team, as they can also direct you to education and support services.
Discover treatment options - Diabetes technology can help make managing your child’s diabetes easier. Whether you’re interested in a smart insulin pen system or automated insulin delivery, MiniMed offers integrated systems that do more of the work of managing diabetes.
Join a community - There are millions of people living with diabetes all over the world, and you may even have a friend or family member who has their own connection to diabetes! The #MiniMedChampion community is a great place to connect with others who have similar experiences.
Insulin pump for type 1 diabetes
Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems combine an insulin pump with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to help detect changes in your child’s sugar levels in real time and automatically adjust insulin doses in response.
The MiniMedTM 780G system
Not all AID systems are created equal. Only the MiniMedTM 780G system with Meal DetectionTM technology* can automatically deliver correction doses of insulin every 5 minutes,§ without any work needed from you.
Parents typically choose AID systems to manage their child’s diabetes because they're looking for technology that can work 24/7 to keep their child's levels in range. It works in the background around the clock so you and your child can focus more on living life.
With the MiniMedTM 780G system, it works for you all day and night. In fact, 95 percent of customers felt more freedom from having to think so much about their diabetes.+^4
