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.
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.
So you don’t both feel like you’re doing everything.
Most people who ask unwelcome questions or tell scary stories about their great aunt who had diabetes aren’t doing it to be hurtful. But when kids can hear, it helps to have a plan for how you (and they) can respond.
by Shelsea Deng, guest blogger, Typeonediabetic-life.com
Co-managing blood sugar isn’t easy — but it’s worth it.
by Taria Butler, guest blogger, 2amparenting.com
Type 1 diabetes is a group project — siblings included.
Many parents wish they could be the one with type 1 diabetes instead of their child. Knowing what it’s like on both sides, says Saira Gallo, has laid bare one of the fundamental truths of parenting.
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.
You never want to let diabetes hold your child back. But an underlying medical condition makes every social-distancing decision more difficult. So what do you do when local coronavirus cases aren’t letting up, but every other family is back to letting their kids play together?
by Stacey Simms, host of Diabetes Connections podcast
Limiting what your child can do is not the way to avoid mistakes — it’s a way to avoid a full and fulfilling life.