A Guide to the Many Forms of Panic Carbs We’ve Used (and Maybe Eaten Out of Spite)
When your kid’s blood sugar drops, you don’t calmly reach for a neatly labeled glucose tab container. No. You go full…
Things People Say About T1D That Make Me Want to Scream
(But Instead, I Smile Politely and Die Inside) Ah, yes. The magical world of public commentary on chronic illness.If you’re raising…
AirTags On Everything Because I’ve Lost Control Of My Life
It started with one Bluetooth tracker. Just one. For the diabetes bag, because obviously if we ever lost that, the consequences…
Nighttime Lows and Sleep-Deprived Lies: A T1D Parent’s Reality
It always starts the same way.I’m in bed. I’ve just hit that perfect, warm, drooling level of sleep. And then—BEEP.The CGM…
The School Nurse is My New Best Friend (Whether She Likes It or Not)
I didn’t mean to emotionally adopt the school nurse. But here we are. When your kid has Type 1 Diabetes, the…
Snack Math: The Surprisingly Stressful Art of Feeding a Kid With T1D
Some parents hand their kid a snack and move on with their day. Must be nice. For those of us raising…
🛍️ The Diabetes Bag Is Packed, But Where Are My Keys?
(aka: Managing T1D While Being a Whole Human Person) When your kid has Type 1 Diabetes, you become a walking, talking…