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Keeping healthy with diabetes

Supporting your child’s health and well-being with diabetes involves regular monitoring, balanced nutrition, and healthy lifestyle habits. Managing diabetes includes regular check-ins on their physical and emotional health, building routines that support their independence as they grow, and helping them stay active and engaged. With good support, tamariki and rangatahi with diabetes can lead healthy, fulfilling lives. Learn more about how to support your child with diabetes including managing things like travel, sick days and their mental well-being.

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