Overnight School Trips and Diabetes
Overnight school trips and diabetes can be a frightening mix. Do you allow your child to go, or do you keep them home where they are safe?
Diabetes Summer Reflections
Now that we are nearly in “winter” here in Dubai (in the desert, it’s never really winter) I’ve been reflecting on our 2018 summer. And despite all those off-routine things that happen to a child with diabetes, I am still not too excited at the...
The Role of the Diabetes Caretaker, AKA “You Could Do So Much More”
“You can do so much more,” a new boss said to me some time ago back when I was in the corporate world. We were talking about work. She asked me what I wanted to do. She was aware of my abilities – I used to be a consultant and all that good stuff. She...
Insulin Pump Break
Over the summer we took an insulin pump break. Taking an insulin pump break was something my son’s first doctor recommended that we might like to try someday during a beach holiday. But I never thought much about it in the early days of diagnosis. That was until a few...
Type 1 Diabetes Lessons Learned
The school of diabetes… We all learn new diabetes lessons every day. This condition is never ending. With school back in full force, the amount of prep, sweat and tears it takes for that to happen is exhausting. It’s something that only mama of a child with Type 1, or...
Type 1 Child Back to School – Mom is a Hot Mess! (Watch live video replay)
My child with Type 1 Diabetes went back to school this week. Normally I have things under control. I meet with his teacher before school starts for the term and we discuss his diabetes management plan. I make sure to make all the important phone calls, answer the...Visit D-Shop
