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Hypoglycemia
Diabetes eTraining Slide 11

Hypoglycemia is the greatest immediate danger to students with diabetes. Students will often recognize and be able to treat the early symptoms of hypoglycemia. Occasionally, however, a student might miss the early symptoms get to a point in which they cannot reliably help themselves. If this happens they will need others to recognize the symptoms of low blood glucose level, and what to do to treat it.  If it is not treated it can lead to: unconsciousness, seizures, and may be life-threatening.

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Diabetes Video: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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Treatment of Diabetes
Diabetes eTraining Slide 9

People with both types of diabetes need to manage their diet and physical activity. 

With both type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the goal of effective diabetes management is to control blood glucose levels by keeping them within a target range that is individually determined for each child and must be managed 24 hours a day.

The key to optimal diabetes control is a careful balance of food, physical activity, and insulin and/or oral medication. 

As a general rule: