Remember how terrible it was to get blood drawn when you were a kid? The needle seemed so big and so scary (getting a blood drawn is no picnic now, either!). It’s no wonder, then, that kids with diabetes hate testing themselves over and over again throughout the day. If this is something that your child is struggling with, check out Bayer’s Didget meter, which is the only blood glucose monitor just for kids. It motivates kids to test by hooking up to a Nintendo DS system. When kids test regularly, it rewards them with points that can be used to unlock special levels and game features. Kids can even connect to a worldwide Didget community.

Obviously, managing diabetes is no fun–for kids or parents–but incorporating games and rewards can be the “spoon full of sugar” that makes testing go down a little easier.