Hold your toddler closely with a special blanket or stuffed animal. For example, they may think that taking drops of blood from the finger will cause them to lose all their blood. Having trouble getting a big enough drop of blood for a blood sugar check may seem to prove this notion. Children of all ages have a hard time understanding how and why illness happens. They may think that they caused diabetes.
Children also have a hard time sensing low blood sugar and understanding why it happens.
Explain diabetes-related tasks in simple terms, and do this often. You don't get sick because you did something bad. Parents must learn to balance the demands of diabetes care against the normal needs of any growing child. Your health care team can help you devise flexible rules and guidelines. Also, talk to the parents of other children with diabetes.