Picky Eating + Type 1 Diabetes
What if you bolus for a meal she won’t eat? What if he’ll only eat carbs and nothing else? Get expert answers on managing picky eating when blood sugar is on the line. read Picky Eating + Type 1 Diabetes
Recipes
Waffles aren’t the only thing you can cook in a waffle iron! Get more use out of yours by making these incredible waffled eggs from More Dishing It Up Disney Style: A Cookbook for Families with Type 1 Diabetes.
Digital Books
Disney and Lilly Diabetes have joined forces to bring you these great reads for families of children with type 1 diabetes. Ask your healthcare provider for free copies or read select titles here. Click above to see the full list.
Videos
Every type 1 family has a unique story. Get inspired by real families as they tell their stories about living with type 1 diabetes.
T1 Everyday Magic
This Month
Lilly Diabetes and Disney have come together to create special resources for families like yours, to help you and your child feel inspired and empowered to live a full, active life with type 1 diabetes!
Programs and Initiatives
Learn more about the type 1 diabetes partners and resources that are available to you and your family.
Make This Easy-But-Delish Lunchbox
by Brooke Wheeler, guest blogger, FingerPrickinGood.com If you’re like me and need a little inspiration to get you thinking outside the lunchbox, check out the recipes for this school-day meal that I like to think is a little more creative than your average ham-and-cheese. read Make This Easy-But-Delish LunchboxAll
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Best Good Dogs Ever
Call it a fluff piece, but we thought you needed to know about this pack of adorable doggos who also happen to be able to sniff out high and low blood sugar. Hear the amazing stories of what these diabetes alert dogs can do!
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Picky Eating + Type 1 Diabetes
What if you bolus for a meal she won’t eat? What if he’ll only eat carbs and nothing else? Get expert answers on managing picky eating when blood sugar is on the line.
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Back to School — and Back to Everything — for the First Time
by Audrey Brown, guest blogger, Storiesonthecoffeetable.wordpress.com
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just before the pandemic. Here’s how we’re figuring out how to navigate the reopening with T1D on board.
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Raising Resilient D-Kids
With the right tools, each new day living with type 1 diabetes can be an opportunity for kids to grow stronger, smarter, and more resistant to the mental health risks a chronic medical condition can bring.
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Three Ways to Share Diabetes Care With a Partner
So you don’t both feel like you’re doing everything.
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It’s Okay to Cry
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
As parents of kids with type 1 diabetes, we advocate so deeply and fully for our children. When we reach the very bottom of our reserves, sometimes there are only tears left. And there’s no shame in it.
Newly Diagnosed
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Back to School — and Back to Everything — for the First Time
by Audrey Brown, guest blogger, Storiesonthecoffeetable.wordpress.com
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just before the pandemic. Here’s how we’re figuring out how to navigate the reopening with T1D on board.
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Remember When Diabetes Was Really Hard?
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
If your child is newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, I promise things will get better than they are today. I know because I’ve lived it.
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Starter Guide to Carb-Counting
When your child is first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, suddenly having to track and count everything they eat in order to calculate insulin doses can feel overwhelming. But you will get the hang of it! Here are some new and time-honored tricks to get you started.
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The Year of Firsts
by Amy Drauschke
With type 1 diabetes, the learning doesn’t end when you leave the hospital.
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What I Wish I’d Said the Day You Were Diagnosed
by Amy Drauschke
Searching for the right words after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis? Start here.
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The Words That Could Save Your Child’s Life
If your child feels a serious low blood sugar coming on, will he be able to make an adult understand? This technique ensures the message is always loud and clear.
8 & Younger
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Sleep Regression After a Diabetes Diagnosis
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
My son had been a very independent sleeper before. But when he first came back from the hospital, he was different. Looking back, I’m grateful for the way we handled it.
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Why It’s So Hard to Share Type 1 Diabetes Care
by Shelsea Deng, guest blogger, Typeonediabetic-life.com
Co-managing blood sugar isn’t easy — but it’s worth it.
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The Case for Letting Your Other Kids Help
by Taria Butler, guest blogger, 2amparenting.com
Type 1 diabetes is a group project — siblings included.
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A Diagnosis, a Layoff, and a Pandemic
by Audrey Brown, guest blogger, Storiesonthecoffeetable.wordpress.com
Finding a new normal in the midst of personal and global crises takes a strength only a D-parent would know.
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Not Letting the What-Ifs Win
by Taria Butler, guest blogger, TraceBrave Foundation
With type 1 diabetes, you CAN be over-prepared and still go with the flow — in fact, it’s a must.
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8 Clever Ways to Wait Out High Blood Sugar
What can you do the next time your child’s meter puts the brakes on treat time? Here’s how other D-parents make waiting out a high less challenging.
9 to 12
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What Kids With T1D Want Their Parents to Know
It’s hard to know exactly what it’s like for teens with type 1 diabetes when you haven’t experienced it yourself. A few of them want to help you understand.
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You’re Allowed to Be Rude
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
When being well-behaved could land you in the hospital, the right to be impolite should be part of your 504 plan.
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Figuring Out Physical Activity With T1D
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
You finally get the basal rates and bolus ratios figured out, and then you throw exercise into the mix and everything changes! Here are some strategies we’ve learned.
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People in the Know: Diabetes and Her First Period
Q: “Our daughter is entering puberty, and we want to help her be prepared, especially when it comes to how menstruation could affect her blood sugar management. What should we know?” Find an expert answer here.
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Don’t Judge Me for Being a Helicopter Parent
by By Tara Bryant-Gray
The technology we have now for managing type 1 diabetes — allowing us to see blood sugars in real time, all the time— is truly amazing. But it can have a downside.
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People in the Know: Growth Spurts
Q: “Our 12-year-old daughter is going through a growth spurt, and no matter how carefully we monitor her blood glucose, her numbers seem like they’re all over the place. Are these two things connected?”
13 to 17
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What Kids With T1D Want Their Parents to Know
It’s hard to know exactly what it’s like for teens with type 1 diabetes when you haven’t experienced it yourself. A few of them want to help you understand.
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How to Prevent Eye-Rolling in Teens
A behavioral scientist for adolescents with type 1 diabetes shares some better ways to broach blood-sugar-related requests that are less likely to incur storming off and door-slamming in those under 18.
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Getting Your First Job (+ T1D)
by Leighann Calentine, guest blogger, D-mom.com
Swimming and diabetes had always been a challenging combination. So I had to put my faith in my daughter when she decided to get her first job… as a swim lesson instructor.
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4 Nag-Free Ways to Keep T1D Teens on Track
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
Having diabetes has become so much a part of Kaitlyn’s life that she’s almost become desensitized to how important daily management tasks really are. Here’s what we’re doing to help her remember.
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Choose Your Own Diabetes Device
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
In about six months’ time, James will be called upon to make a big decision that will affect the next four years of his life. (No, this isn’t about college!)
18 & Older
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What Kids With T1D Want Their Parents to Know
It’s hard to know exactly what it’s like for teens with type 1 diabetes when you haven’t experienced it yourself. A few of them want to help you understand.
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The One Thing I Never Expected About College
Even the most well-prepared students can be in for some eye-opening experiences their first year away from home. So we asked freshmen College Diabetes Network members to suggest a few more things to plan ahead for.
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Giving the Lowdown on Lows
As you pass the torch of T1D care to your teen, it’s the final leg of the relay: Handing off your supportive safety-net role to her new college community.
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Helping Your T1D Teen Transition to Independence
She aced exams — but still won’t talk to doctors solo? Here are the soft skills to teach your teen now, courtesy of T1D advocate and Miss America ‘99 Nicole Johnson.
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Anonymous Confessions of T1D Teens
Browse the archives of the DiabetiConfessions Tumblr and you’ll find secrets ranging from the lighthearted to the heartbreaking.
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The Best Way My Parents Helped Me Prep for College
What works best for college-bound teens making the giant leap into adult life with T1D? We asked members of the College Diabetes Network™ and other college freshmen with type 1 to share what their parents did the summer before school that made all the difference.