Diabetes: Meal Planning

Your care team can help you create a nutritious meal plan to best manage your diabetes. Read on for some helpful tips.

Preventing A Surgical Site Infection

This sheet tells you more about surgical site infections, what hospitals are doing to prevent them, and how they are treated if they do occur. It also tells you what you can do to prevent these infections.

Your Child's Gastrostomy Tube: Checking the Balloon

Your child is going home with a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) in place. The tube is placed through the abdominal wall into your child's stomach. It has a balloon filled with water on the end inside the stomach. The balloon keeps the tube in place. You must check the balloon regularly. This is to make sure it holds the amount of water prescribed by your child's health care provider. Here are instructions to help you remember the steps at home.

When Your Child Has Iron-Deficiency Anemia

In iron-deficiency anemia, the cause of anemia is not having enough iron in the body. Learn more about this condition, from symptoms and diagnosis to treatment and prevention.

When Your Child Has Chickenpox

Chickenpox is an illness that can easily spread from person to person (contagious). It causes an itchy skin rash that appears as bumps and blisters. Learn about symptoms, treatment, and how to care for your child.

When Your Child Has Warts

Warts are small growths on the skin. Learn more about this condition, including causes, common types, diagnosis, treatment, and when to contact your doctor.

When Your Child Has Ringworm

Ringworm is a fungal infection that affects the skin. It spreads from person to person. Ringworm is not serious and can usually be treated at home. Read on for more details about ringworm in children.