Ideas about how to treat diabetes have changed a lot in recent years. Nowadays, diabetes treatment plans are geared toward the needs of the individual child and his or her family. Efforts to maintain blood glucose levels in a target range involve balancing insulin, food intake, and exercise.
Most children manage diabetes with two or three insulin injections a day.
However, some need four or more injections. Insulin injections are usually given at regular times each day. Different kinds of insulin work harder at different times of the day. Most children take more than one kind of insulin. The kinds of insulin a child needs and the times insulin is taken are determined individually for each child.