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  • Diabetes: Eating Smart for Teens


    People with diabetes don't need to be on strict diets, but do need to pay attention to what they eat and when. Crack open the cookbooks and surf to your favorite recipe website because it's time to plan meals that you love!

  • Healthy Eating for Kids With Diabetes for Kids


    Learning how to make healthy choices and balance carbohydrates, protein, and fat can help you keep your blood sugars in a healthy range.

  • MyPlate Food Guide for Parents


    The USDA's food guide icon is designed to make meal planning easy. Here's how to get MyPlate onto your table.

  • Your Kidneys for Kids


    You need at least one kidney to live. Find out why in this article for kids.

  • Yoga for Stress Relief for Teens


    Yoga can help reduce stress because it promotes relaxation, which is the natural opposite of stress. These tips for teens can help you tap into yoga's stress-reducing benefits.

  • A to Z Symptom: Dizziness for Parents


    Dizziness refers to feelings of lightheadedness, imbalance, or vertigo (the sensation that one’s surroundings are spinning or moving).

  • Carbohydrates and Diabetes for Teens


    If you have diabetes, your doctor may have recommended keeping track of how many carbohydrates (carbs) you eat. But what exactly are carbs and how do they affect your blood sugar?

  • Eating Smart When Your Child Has Diabetes for Parents


    Kids with diabetes don't have to follow a special diabetes diet, but they may need to pay more attention to when they eat and how much is on their plates.

  • Blood Test: Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) for Parents


    A basic metabolic panel (BMP), commonly ordered as part of routine medical exam, is a set of blood tests that gives information about sugar (glucose) and calcium levels, kidney function, and electrolyte and fluid balance.

  • Blood Test: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) for Parents


    A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) blood test helps evaluate kidney and liver function, sugar (glucose) and protein levels in the blood, and electrolyte and fluid balance.