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… Overview Overview Strollers Taking your child out of the house allows your child to have new … start using a stroller as soon as your baby is born and can keep using one well into early childhood. Take some general … mechanism before you put your child in the stroller. Keep your child at a safe distance when you are collapsing …
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… may have hypoglycemic unawareness if you: Can't feel when your blood sugar is low. Have had low blood sugar many … your target blood sugar level during this time to help keep it from dropping too low. Do not change your target … especially important before activities like driving a car. Keep quick-sugar foods with you at all times. At home, have …
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… uses medicines that make you unconscious. It affects your whole body. When it's used, you will be unaware. You … watched closely. Your body's functions will get support to keep you safe. How it's done Anesthesia medicine may be … you closely. They will adjust the medicines as needed to keep you safe and comfortable. Risks Major side effects are …
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… to other parts of the body. To find out how severe your cancer is, your doctor will classify it by type and … changes lead to cancer that affects the immune system and keeps it from working as it should. Some of the gene changes … attack only cancer cells, not normal cells. They help keep cancer from growing or spreading. Your doctor will talk …
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… What are the barriers to physical activity? No matter what your child's limitations are, you can find ways to help him … active.) Fear of injury. Think about the barriers that are keeping your child from being more active. Look for … or her improvement by regularly measuring improvement or keeping a progress chart. Praise your child for every small …
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… Physical pain Many medicines are available to relieve pain. Your doctor will choose the easiest and most non-invasive … to use pain medicines to effectively manage your pain and keep it at a level that you find tolerable. But it may not … describe your symptoms to your doctor or hospice worker. Keeping a journal may be a helpful way of keeping track of …
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… condition in which muscles are tight or stiff. For example, your hand may stay clenched in a fist or your knee may be … will work with you to increase your range of motion and keep your muscles from getting stiff. You will need to move … Casts or splints may be used to stretch the muscles and keep them from contracting. Medicines Muscle relaxants …
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… been diagnosed with prediabetes, you have a chance to keep it from progressing to type 2 diabetes. One way to do … some ideas that can help you get active. First, check with your doctor. Talk with your doctor about how and when to … a type of activity that you like. You'll be more likely to keep doing the program if you choose something you like and …
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… 503KB). Additional resources Breastfeeding Bonding with your newborn VIDEO: Admission to postpartum - keeping your baby skin-to-skin VIDEO: Baby's feeding cues and …
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… or dairy foods, may trigger an episode in some children. Your child should not eat any foods that cause abdominal pain. It is important to keep your child doing normal activities as much as possible … cope with the symptoms of RAP. Many children are able to keep their pain under control if they remember it is "just …