Children with diabetes are becoming a major problem in this country and around the world. This childhood epidemic is growing. More children are overweight.

 When your child has diabetes, it plays a major role in his or her life. Your child's normal routine, good habits and bad habits, forgetfulness and outright disregard for things that should be done,

 Child diabetes is a sickness that not only affects the child, but the entire family as well.

 The heart muscle of diabetics uses a much higher percentage of fat for energy than that of non-diabetics, to markedly increase risk for heart attacks