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The brain is often the most severely affected. Most children with trisomy 13 also have some kind of heart defect. It's not unusual for these children to be born blind, deaf, and with no sense of smell. Children with trisomy 13 may also ...

Could Your Child Have Diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes is a condition where glucose levels in the blood are too high. Managing Type 1 diabetes requires insulin and careful lifestyle management. The good news is that with proper care, a child with diabetes can live a full, active, healthy life.

Symptoms of Diabetes
- Type I Diabetes
  Type 1 diabetes most often strikes young people, especially between the ages of 5 and 7 (when viruses run through ...»
- Dehydration
  If we don’t have enough body water, or if the concentration of electrolytes in that water gets out of balance, we ...»
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Diabetes Control
- Vitamin D and Preventing Diabetes
  Taking vitamin D drops in the first year of life may help prevent kids from developing »
- Adult Diabetes and Kids
  A huge study of millions of kids revealed for the first time the true measure of type 2 »
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Diabetes Education
- Yeast Infections and Diabetes
  Chronic yeast infections (or other skin infections) can be an early sign of diabetes. Healthy kids in diapers ...»
- Diabetes or just Normal Thirst?
  Immune-mediated or type 1 diabetes most often strikes young people, especially between the ages of 5 and 7 (when ...»
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Diabetes Information
- Congenital Heart Disease
  There are many types of congenital heart disease. They can be very mild, or they can be quite serious. Some ...»
- As Powerful as Insulin
  The hormonal shifts of pregnancy are a challenge for maintaining healthy blood glucose levels. Up to 1 in 8 women ...»
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Diabetes Guidlines
- Fast Facts about Diabetes
  The name, diabetes mellitus, comes from the Greek words for "to flow through" and "sweet." The Greek physicians used ...»

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Tips for Preventing Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac Rashes

Urushiol is the reason for those itchy rashes one gets when coming into contact with one of these plants. The oil found in the leaves, roots, and twigs of poison ivy and its cousins. Click here for some tips for avoiding the itchy-scratchies.

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