It’s easy for parents to mistake warning signs of this life-threatening disease for other common childhood conditions — or overlook them altogether.
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.
A nurse’s words can make all the difference in a family’s outlook on type 1 diabetes.
Rather than constantly worry, it may help some parents to realize a certain T1D truth: No matter how careful you are, everyone makes the occasional mistake. Just ask the following amazing (and courageous) parents, who agreed to share some of their more human moments.
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.
Do you dread that moment during your child’s three-month checkup when it’s time to get your A1C “report card”? We asked doctors what’s really going on in their minds when they deliver this number, and they had some interesting things to say about it.
No more ransacking the entire house looking for a glucose meter! Straight from the tenacious minds of fellow D-parents, here are some clever solutions to common type 1 diabetes gear dilemmas.
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
Recently I had an idea for turning a task that I find a bit of a drudge into something that I’m excited to participate in.
by Kelly Kunik, guest blogger, Diabetesaliciousness.blogspot.com
When I was diagnosed with type 1 back in the day — Halloween of 1977, to be exact — managing diabetes came with a different set of challenges.
Removing judgment from blood sugar numbers can help kids better cope with their diabetes. But how do you put this into practice? Here are some tips and tricks from other D-parents about how they stay positive about blood sugar numbers… no matter what the meter says.
