Type 1 Blog

  Being a caregiver is a lot of hard work. Being the caregiver of a T1D child is a twenty four hour a day job with no breaks. Whether your child is right next to you, at school, at a friend’s house or playing in a sporting event, their diabetes management is...

It goes without saying that a type 1 diabetes diagnosis affects the entire family. Whether you are the person living with T1D or the caregiver of a T1D, a chronic illness changes the dynamic in a family. First and foremost, we must understand the function of a family...

As a type 1 diabetic, you hear a lot of information about blood sugar data. You are probably familiar with terms such as: in range, out of range, optimal, good, bad, high, low, and a few others I probably forgot to mention. You may notice that some of these terms have...

This is not an article about eating three balanced meals a day. We’re not going to talk about carb counting. In fact, nothing about this article is going to be about nutrition. What we are going to talk about is how kids and teens with type 1 diabetes are at higher...

Living with a chronic illness brings up a myriad of different emotions. It’s not uncommon to feel sadness, bitterness, resentment, helplessness and exhaustion. Research tells us that those living with chronic illness (and their loved ones) often experience the same...

You keep thinking, “There must be something wrong with me?” “Why am I having all of these intense emotions? Why am I so exhausted? Will I ever feel the way I used to?” I have heard these phrases countless times coming from parents after their child’s diagnosis of a...

Ahh, the teenage years. It’s enough to make any parent question if they are getting it right. Peer relationships, school pressure, hormonal changes, and the desire for independence. So what happens when you add a chronic illness to the mix? I’ve had the privilege of...