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.
by Heather Schuerman, guest blogger, Raisingrushandemmy.wordpress.com
There’s never a good time for a T1D diagnosis. Especially in November.
by Kerri Sparling, guest blogger, SixUntilMe.com
My blood sugar was 385 mg/dL, but I definitely did NOT eat those cupcakes.
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
Here’s what I’d like to say to the general population about how to deal with food around my child with type 1 diabetes.
Cough syrup, chewable vitamins, gum…pet food?? Find out if you need to cover the carbs in these and other (semi) edibles.
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
I was feeling stuck between my two options: cooking only the five healthy dishes that they’ll all eat but becoming bored to tears with mealtimes, or making healthy, interesting dishes that remained uneaten. I figured there had to be a better way.
by Jen M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
We started noticing that sometimes we could make little tweaks—basically substitutions—to the foods that James was eating, and his blood sugar would be much easier to manage. Here are a few of our favorites.
Q: “My grandson was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and his family will be coming to my house for Thanksgiving dinner. What do I need to know?” Find an expert answer here.
Halloween can be a scary holiday in more ways than one. After all, you don’t want your child to overdose on sugary candy — but you don’t want him or her to feel left out, either. What’s a mom to do? We spoke with five parents to get their top tips, then asked certified diabetes educators to chime in with advice of their own. Follow these simple pointers for a frightfully fun October 31!
by Kim M., Real Moms Talk Type 1
Kaitlyn loves pancakes with syrup, but I started thinking that there’s got to be an alternative to piling so much blood-sugar spiking stuff on her food. I decided to do an experiment to see if she could tell the difference between different sweeteners—and if so, which ones she liked the best. Here’s what we found out.