title: General management of the diabetic child.
abstract: An acute onset with polyuria and polydipsia is the pattern of onset for something approaching 90 per cent of child diabetics. Their management, then, must include insulin and diet together with education of the parents in how to use these measures.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004493:Education; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D014556:Urine / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D007328:Insulin