Endocrinology Education Resources
Cook Children's Endocrinology team is committed to giving families and our community the resources needed to help manage endocrine conditions, including educational videos, events and the services we've linked to below:
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Dietician Services
Providing recommendations to help your child achieve optimal nutritional health. We specialize in educating children with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, congenital hyperinsulinism, insulin resistance, lipid disorders, and a range of other endocrine related issues.
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Endocrinology Camps for Kids
Camps that are operated by camp staff as well as hospital staff, give kids the opportunity to get outside, participate in arts and crafts, receive medical education, and most importantly, build supportive, lasting relationships with others who share similar life experiences.
What is diabetes?
Play the video below to learn about diabetes.
Insulin types and activity
Play the video below to review how different types of insulin work.
Drawing up and giving insulin
Play the video below to see some of the ways insulin is drawn up and given.
Blood sugar monitoring
Play the video below to learn why it is important to check blood sugars. See how a glucose meter works.
Low blood sugar
Play the video below to review the causes, symptoms and treatment of low blood sugar.
Diabetes and exercise
Play the video below to learn how exercise can affect blood sugar.
Carbohydrate counting
Play the video below to learn how to manage blood sugars by counting carbohydrates.
Information for kids
- Type 2 diabetes
- Kids diabetes center
- School and diabetes
- Your diabetes health care team
- Carbohydrates and diabetes
- Sports, exercise, and diabetes
- Medicines and diabetes
- Type 1 diabetes: how is it treated?
- Can diabetes be prevented?
- Diabetes: what's true and false
- Chandler's diabetes story
- Meal plans: what kids need to know
- Handling diabetes when you are sick
- Weight and diabetes
- Nick Jonas and diabetes
- Keeping track of your blood sugar
- Eating out when you have diabetes
Information for teens
- Other diseases common with type 1 diabetes
- Sports, exercise, and diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Diabetes center
- Long term complications of diabetes
- School and diabetes
- Cystic fibrosis
- Diabetes: dealing with feelings
- Your diabetes health care team
- Handling diabetes when you are sick
- Weight and diabetes
- When blood sugar is too high
- My friend has diabetes. How can I help?
- Meal plans and diabetes
- Diabetes: Erika's story
- Eating out when you have diabetes
- Recipes for teens with diabetes
Information for parents
- Other diseases common with type 1 diabetes
- Treating type 1 diabetes
- Treating type 2 diabetes
- Diabetes center
- Diabetes: when to call a doctor
- School and diabetes
- Diabetes: dealing with feelings
- Diabetes: facts and myths
- Medicines for diabetes
- Diabetes control: why is it important?
- Hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis
- Kids and diabetes: Wendy's story
- Exercise, sports, and diabetes
- Helping kids deal with injections and blood tests
- Meal plans and diabetes
- Carbohydrates and diabetes
- Eating out when your child has diabetes
- Recipes for kids with diabetes
- Certified diabetes educators
- Growth in your newborn
- Growth in your 1-3 month old
- Growth in your 4-7 month old
- Growth in your 8-12 month old
- Growth in your 1-2 year old
- Growth in your 2-3 year old
- Growth in your 4-5 year old
- Growth in your 6-12 year old
- Growth in your 13-18 year old
- Your child's growth
- What is a growth disorder?
- Your child's weight
- Bone age studies
- Metabolism
- Helping kids deal with injections and blood tests
- Talking to your child about puberty
- When is puberty supposed to start for girls?
- Talking to your daughter about puberty
- Why does puberty sometimes happen too early?
- Precocious puberty
- Bone age studies
- Helping kids deal with injections and blood tests
- Blood tests for puberty 1
- Blood tests for puberty 2
- Blood tests for puberty 3
- Blood tests for puberty 4
- Blood tests for puberty 5
- Blood tests for puberty 6
We're here to help.
If your child has been diagnosed, you probably have lots of questions. We can help. If you would like to schedule an appointment, refer a patient or speak to our staff, please call our offices at 682-885-7960.