Abstract

Therapeutic education for children and adolescents with diabetes should begin at the moment of onset and never ends, it also must include the family (parents, grandparents, sisters and brothers, among all) Education for people with diabetes must be a continuous process that involves not only people with diabetes , but also their family, friends, couples and anyone that is part of the patient’s environment Children and adolescents has certain particularities that must be taken into account by the health care team at the moment of choosing an education technique that should be pleasant, nice and raise interest of educands. We have the experience of two programs of therapeutic education for children and adolescents with diabetes and their family.