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 their diabetes with an... 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
Using an insulin pump takes special training and a commitment to overseeing its safe use. But with the right guidance, I think it can be safely used by more people -- including those classified as "at-risk" and "hard to serve" populations. (By saying "high risk" I'm referring to existing classifications of... Read more
Check out the DAWN Youth international survey. Novo Nordisk's DAWN study, in partnership with the International Diabetes Federation, aims to focus on the person with the diabetes -- putting the individual, not the diabetes, at the center of the research. DAWN (which stands for Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs) will look at the... Read more
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