[How to treat children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus?].

Internationally, long-term therapeutic objectives for type 1 diabetes (e.g. HbA1c value) have been strengthened. At the same time, achievement of these objectives have become more realistic than before. Treatment of juvenile diabetes is still complicated by fear of hypoglycemia, fluctuating blood glucose levels and feeling of being different. Regular monitoring of blood glucose levels, optimization of insulin therapy, regular physical exercise and adhering to a healthy diet and regular rhythm of meals still constitute the cornerstones of diabetes therapy. For the goals to be realized, it is important that a multiprofessional team and the family commit themselves to good treatment.