Thanks to the article published in Pediatrics, we might call 2018 the year of the low carb breakthrough. Finally, we hav…
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The Perfect Holiday Gift Guide for People with Diabetes
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The 2018 Low Carb Holiday Gift Guide
Are you searching for that perfect something for your low carb loved one? You can stuff their stocking with everything …
Healthier Than Your Friends Without Diabetes
If your child has type 1 diabetes, I’m sure you remember the feeling of returning home after the diagnosis. The only thi…
Madness, The Cost of Carbs: An Interview with Bethany Reynolds McKenzie
Bethany Reynolds McKenzie is a D-mom on a mission. After years of struggling to help her son, River, achieve normal bloo…
Let’s Change the Way We Treat Diabetes
In the spring of 2002, very shortly after my husband Mike was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I overheard him speaking o…
Successfully Raising a Child with Diabetes on a Low Carb Diet: A Four Year Update
When I last interviewed Ekaterina Lochoshvili-Griffin, in 2014, her son Alexander was still honeymooning after his diagn…
Raising Two Kids with Type 1 Diabetes, A Day in the Life
When my son was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2010 at the age of six, I thought having a child with Type 1 was…
Low Carb Lunch Ideas for Back to School
Lunchtime seems unfairly synonymous with sandwiches, but the team at A Sweet Life is determined to kick off the school y…
How to Create a 504 Plan for a Child with Diabetes
When I first heard the term “504 plan,” I assumed it was the plan of action if your blood sugar if 500 mg/dL. Which it …