Most T1D parents know that it would have been a much different diagnosis before the 1921 discovery of insulin — but you might not know some of the out-there treatments they would have prescribed instead!
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
No matter how we look at it, Halloween is challenging for little ones with type 1. But as parents and kids gain more experience and more confidence, it isn’t all that difficult to manage.
So you don’t both feel like you’re doing everything.
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.
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
I’ve got so many different balloons in the air, it’s impossible to keep more than a few of them from falling. The one that dropped most recently: my daughter’s diabetes care.
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
She knows exactly how many carb-grams’ worth of sugar to take when she’s low, but somehow, she usually ends up eating more. So we came up with a solution.
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
There might be parents out there who never hear a single negative word about their child. For the rest of us, I highly recommend making this your new favorite phrase. Here’s why.
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
When Kaitlyn’s CGM alarm went off at 2 a.m. recently due to a low blood sugar reading, I had a very different reaction than usual.
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
With her current career aspirations in the realm of RN/diabetes educator, our resident expert on living with type 1 diabetes shares her thoughts for newly diagnosed families.
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
Please, from the bottom of my heart, and as a type 1 mom, can we stop the diabetes jokes?