Some insulin pumps these days have a feature that allows a child to input the number of carbs eaten, and the pump calculates the carb-to-insulin ratio based on what time of day it is. Most kids have at least three different numbers to divide the number of carbs by, and some have as many as nine different carb-to-insulin ratios – for example, if... Read more
I met one of the world’s leading diabetes research scientists this week and asked him the question every parent of a child with diabetes has wanted an answer to:
I’d much rather have diabetes myself than see my child have diabetes. Why can’t I donate my islet cells to my child to cure their diabetes, just like other parents do with... Read more
What To Do When Your Child Won’t Wear a Medic-Alert Bracelet ?
Does your dog wear more ID than your child? Yet everyone knows that a Medic-Alert bracelet can save the life of a child with diabetes, especially one who has lost consciousness and cannot speak. Rescue personnel are trained to search for medical ID as they assess a patient –... Read more
This week, Will Cross, a 39- year old father of six from Pittsburgh, became the first American with diabetes to reach the 29,035-foot summit of Mount Everest. And get this: he’s now the first American – and the first person in the entire world with diabetes – to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents and walk to the... Read more
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