My husband and I didn't get much sleep last night. We made a mistake. Josh has been going to bed with normal blood sugars but then has been very high around our bedtime three hours later. In our efforts to tweak the basal rates and get to the bottom of this we were testing very frequently last night. Aaah, but the test is... Read more
We don't all parent the same way, and we don't all manage our children's diabetes in the same manner. I know I'm stating the obvious, but with the return to school it's important to remember that what's right for Sally may not be right for Johnny. Physically and emotionally healthy kids who effectively manage... Read more
We've been lucky that the schools our son has attended have been supportive and very cooperative in meeting his needs. I must admit that I was nervous meeting with each school to talk about diabetes for the first time, and there were occasional tense moments when it seemed the school wanted to do things differently from the way we wanted.... Read more
In the next few weeks, children across the U.S. will return to school. When school supplies fill the shelves at the pharmacy, it's always been a signal for me to double up on diabetes supplies and put together the diabetes boxes for the classroom and nurse's office. We are entering our sixth year in school with diabetes. Our... Read more
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