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  • What Are Blood Glucose Levels? for Kids


    Blood glucose level is the amount of glucose in the blood.

  • What's a Blood Glucose Meter? for Kids


    A blood glucose meter is a small, portable machine that's used to check how much glucose (a type of sugar) is in the blood (also known as the blood glucose level).

  • What Is Type 2 Diabetes? for Kids


    Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose, a sugar that is the body's main source of fuel. Find out more about a kind of diabetes called type 2 diabetes in this article for kids.

  • How to Stay Healthy With Type 1 Diabetes for Kids


    Kids who have type 1 diabetes need to take some important steps to feel good and stay healthy.

  • What's Glucose? for Kids


    When you eat, your body turns the food into a sugar called glucose. Like gas for a car, glucose provides fuel for your cells.

  • What Is the Glycemic Index? for Kids


    The body breaks down most carbohydrates from the foods we eat and changes them to a type of sugar called glucose. The glycemic index is a way of measuring how fast this happens and how a food affects blood glucose levels.

  • What's Glycogen? for Kids


    When the body has extra glucose, it stores it in the liver and muscles. This stored form of glucose is called glycogen.

  • What Is Type 1 Diabetes? for Kids


    Thousands of kids all over the world have type 1 diabetes, a disease that affects how the body uses glucose.

  • How to Stay Healthy With Type 2 Diabetes for Kids


    Kids with type 2 diabetes can do things to feel good and stay healthy. Find out more in this article for kids.

  • Keeping Track of Your Blood Sugar for Kids


    Checking your blood sugar levels is a really important part of managing diabetes. Knowing those levels will help you keep your blood sugar under control - and that helps you feel good and keeps you healthy.