title: [Specific diabetes education in children].
abstract: Education is an integral part of diabetes care. The structured self-management education is the key to improve glycemic control, to reduce the risk of acute and long term complications and it is associated with improved quality of life. Type 1 is the most common type of diabetes in children and adolescents. Although the basic treatment principles are the same as in adults, the developmental characteristics during childhood need to apply age-appropriate, different teaching and learning techniques that should be adaptable to individual abilities, skills, needs and requirements of patients and parents, as well.
authors.affiliation: Detska klinika Lekarske fakulty UP a FN Olomouc. venhacj@fnol.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Venháčová
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care