We know that school lunch can be a minefield, and it can take some creativity to keep your kid excited (and distracted f…
Parenting (Children)
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…
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…
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…