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Juvenile Diabetes Association

What does the Juvenile Diabetes Association Do? The Juvenile Diabetes Association (JDA) publishes detailed recommendations and guidelines for the management of type 1 diabetes in the form of position statements, consensus statements, and technical reviews. This mainly includes special considerations, recommendations, and standards of medical care for children and adolescents. Other position statements include age-specific guidelines for screening for retinopathy and neuropathy in juvenile diabetes. Special care for children with diabetes The JDA has published recommendations regarding certain aspects of juvenile diabetes that apply specifically to children and adolescents while taking into account care at…

What are the acceptable blood glucose levels?

Do you know what the acceptable blood glucose levels really are? Many people who suffer from diabetes wonder what a normal life would be without the constant checking and monitoring of their acceptable blood glucose level. When you or a loved one is told that you have diabetes, it is from the result that your body isn’t producing enough insulin or that your cells are not responding in a normal fashion with the rest of your body which means that a unacceptable blood glucose level would not be okay for your body and can even become toxic and result in death. (more…)