How would your teenager react to you providing a full Diabetes 101 training session to potential dates? In this episode of Talking Type 1, one teen’s answer might surprise you.
For many teens, getting a driver’s license also comes with learning how to balance the newfound freedom and responsibilities of driving. In this week’s episode of Talking Type 1, one mother opens up about the driving incident that reminded her and her daughter about what’s really important.
Most teens complain about parents hindering their social life; does your teen know all that you do to keep diabetes from holding hers back? In this episode of Talking Type 1, parents share their strategies — while their teens listen in.
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
Type 1 diabetes will teach you how much you didn’t know.
Sometimes it’s the little things about type 1 that have an outsized impact on kids. In the latest installment of Talking Type 1, parents and teens compare the highs and lows of managing diabetes in a world that doesn’t always get it.
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
We try to be vigilant. But James and I both know that incidents will happen. And we’re okay with that.
As a T1D parent, you don’t want type 1 to interfere with sports and other activities your kid loves — but sometimes it just does. In the latest episode of our new video series, Talking Type 1, one mom shares how she helped her son pull out of a low point when it seemed that diabetes might keep him out of the game for good.
Food fights were fun as a kid, but not so much as a T1D parent. In the latest episode of our new video series, Talking Type 1, teens and their parents confess what’s really behind the carb-counting conflict.
Raising a teen is hard, and communication can be a challenge. We brought parents and their teens together to talk about life with type 1 diabetes. In this video, Richard recalls his daughter, Zoe’s, type 1 diagnosis, and shares how they are learning to successfully manage diabetes together as she enters her teenage years.
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.
