The purpose of the article is to provide a resource on the current standards of care that pertains to children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Children have different characteristics and needs that, cause a different standards of care and management of type 1 diabetes. This article discusses how type 1 diabetes in children is diagnosed, the care management the occurs based off of the child’s age, diabetes education, options for monitoring blood sugar, nutrition & exercise recommendations, risk factors and psychosocial issues regarding the diagnoses of type 1 diabetes, chronic and acute complications, treatment options, psychological disorders associated with type 1 diabetes, and self-management. This article mainly discussed information
