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Type 2 Diabetes Resources

Our Type 2 Diabetes experts have created this list of resources to help you keep your child safe and well.

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Diabetes and Insurance Issues

Find out how social workers and diabetes nurses at the Diabetes Center at CHOP can help you with insurance and financial concerns.

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Diabetes Apps

Find diabetes apps for you phone to help you with carb counting, keeping track of your blood sugar, calories intake and more.

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Diabetes Care in School

Find tips on how you can team up with your child’s school to provide care for your child with diabetes.

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Diabetes: The Take 15 Challenge

It takes just 15 minutes a day to test blood sugar, count carbs, calculate and give the insulin dose that will take care of your diabetes.

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Diet and Diabetes

Learn about the importance of meal planning for children with diabetes, and how carbohydrates, sugars, proteins and fats affect your child's blood sugar levels.

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Giving an Insulin Injection Using a Pen

This video demonstrates how to give insulin using a pre-filled pen, including where and how to give the injection, supplies you’ll need, how to dispose of the used pen needle, and more. En español.

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How to Treat Low Blood Sugars

This interactive video explains the signs, symptoms and causes of low blood sugar, how the body is affected, and what you can do to correct a low blood sugar when detected.

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Injection Aids

The Diabetes Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has compiled a list of injection products for easy access to patients with diabetes.

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