You may have heard that high blood sugars can make your feel slow, fuzzy or tired. Perhaps you’ve experienced it yoursel…
Parenting (Children)
No, Carbs Are Not Necessary for Kids with Type 1 Diabetes
Yesterday in the 2020 American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions, Dr. Carmel Smart, pediatric diabetes di…
How Can We Explain the Alarming Rise of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids?
Rates of childhood Type 1 diabetes are exploding. Why aren’t we freaking out about this?
New statistics show that …
Tips for Managing Flu in Children With Diabetes
We are honored to publish an interview conducted by the late Elizabeth Nelke Pfeifer, who passed away in September. Eliz…
Halloween is a Sugary Nightmare, The Switch Witch Can Help
Are you concerned with how much sugar your kids take home on Halloween? Lara Riley was, even before her daughter was dia…
Low Carb School Lunch Ideas
We know that school lunch can be a minefield, and it can take some creativity to keep your kid excited (and distracted f…
How to Raise a Child with Diabetes on a Low Carb Diet: An Interview with Lester Hightower
Friends for Life, the annual Children with Diabetes conference in Orlando, begins tomorrow. We’re very excited tha…
My Daughter was Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and My Diabetes Bubble Burst
I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 30 years ago and started attending Bearskin Meadow diabetes camp a few months later…
FDA Approves Victoza for Children with Type 2 Diabetes
On June 17, the FDA announced that it had approved a new drug for the treatment of pediatric Type 2 diabetes:
“The U.S. …
Kid-Friendly Low Carb Breakfast Ideas, None of Which Are Just Eggs
Eggs are an easy and obvious choice for a healthy low carb breakfast. But readers often tell us that their kids are tire…
