Lunchtime seems unfairly synonymous with sandwiches, but the team at A Sweet Life is determined to kick off the school y…
Children
When the Public School System Fails a Child With Diabetes
The LAUSD is not properly designed to, nor can it handle children with diabetes. We learned this the hard way when the d…
Babysitting a Child With Diabetes
My experience babysitting Noah not only taught me new things about managing my own care, but it also gave me a newfound …
Neonatal Monogenic Diabetes: Cameron Lundfelt’s Story
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 1…
Jesse Was Here: What If Type 1 Diabetes Hadn’t Taken His Life?
For me time stopped on February 3, 2010 when my 13 year old son, Jesse, suddenly passed away due to type 1 diabetes. So …
8 Allergy Friendly Halloween Treats
I love black cats, pumpkins, and kids in adorable costumes, but I hate Halloween. As the parent of a child with food al…
8 Perfect Halloween Treats That Aren’t Candy
Everyone is better off with a mouthful of vampire teeth than a mouthful of sugar. To make Halloween shopping a little e…
A Diabetes Meltdown on the Road
My otherwise awesome child now officially hated her diabetes and ignored it. I officially hated being the diabetes polic…
How Scared Should We Make Kids of Type 2 Diabetes?
One issue with using fear to associate the consumption of sugary beverages with disease is that the behavior becomes sti…
How We Live a Normal Life with Diabetes
How does one actually pull off a normal life when you have a disease that requires constant monitoring and care? With di…
