Lunchtime seems unfairly synonymous with sandwiches, but the team at A Sweet Life is determined to kick off the school year right, offering up some…
Tag: Children
The LAUSD is not properly designed to, nor can it handle children with diabetes. We learned this the hard way when the district nursing office called to tell us that Type 1 diabetes does not require full time nursing care at school.
My experience babysitting Noah not only taught me new things about managing my own care, but it also gave me a newfound respect for the parents of children with diabetes (including my own).
I began to think of my son as a patient rather than a child, my child. I could rattle off his last sugar reading, his 14-day sugar average...
For me time stopped on February 3, 2010 when my 13 year old son, Jesse, suddenly passed away due to type 1 diabetes. So instead of being a 19 year old young man today, he is still 13, alive only in our minds and our hearts. I wonder frequently who my son would be today – who I would be today – if he were still here.
I love black cats, pumpkins, and kids in adorable costumes, but I hate Halloween. As the parent of a child with food allergies, it is truly a terrifying holiday. I know that some parents of children with diabetes feel the same way. Because... how do you keep your child safe when sugar and allergens are everywhere?
Everyone is better off with a mouthful of vampire teeth than a mouthful of sugar. To make Halloween shopping a little easier, we've put together a list for you of 8 perfect Halloween treats that aren't candy.
My otherwise awesome child now officially hated her diabetes and ignored it. I officially hated being the diabetes police, and dreaded every moment of confrontation about it.
One issue with using fear to associate the consumption of sugary beverages with disease is that the behavior becomes stigmatized, and a portion of the population then blames the victim for their behavior. This will tend to happen even if a person already has the condition.
How does one actually pull off a normal life when you have a disease that requires constant monitoring and care? With diabetes, it’s easy for the diagnosis to become all you are.