The school was there to figure out a way to help my daughter embrace pumping without having to leave the classroom to go…
Children
I Was A Diabetes Poster Child
No hospital pictures, ever. When someone is sick and in the hospital, they are vulnerable and unhappy. I don’t want to …
A Type 1 Diabetes Guide To The Universe
Many parents feel at a loss as to how to be effective parents around diabetes stuff if they’ve never heard a healthcare …
YA Author and D-Mom Kim Savage Does It All
D-Mom Kim Savage embraced raising her young son with Type 1 diabetes while going full on chasing her dream, too. Now, he…
Ignoring the Worst Case Diabetes Scenario
I watched a controversial video documentary on The New York Times’s web site, Midnight Three & Six, about a family pumme…
The Normal Life of a Child with Diabetes
My son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two Septembers ago. Our story’s probably a lot like other ones you hear: there…
8 Things Every Parent of a Child with Diabetes Needs to Hear
This one is for the outside world, the people watching us try to master this parenting a child with diabetes life, becau…
When Type 1 Diabetes is Too Much for a Child to Bear
The psychologist continued to report what Finn had told her as he leaned against me with his face buried against my shou…
A Father’s Letter to His Son, Newly Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes is so new, and the pain of it coming into our lives is still fresh. The sleepless nights are the only thing tha…
Halloween Tips From Parents of Children With Diabetes
Most kids love Halloween. Can you blame them? It's a holiday loaded with creepy crawly things, costumes, parties, and …
