parenting

If you live with diabetes or are the parent of a child with type 1 diabetes you will have experienced frustration, anger and even despair, at the way diabetes is often reported on in the media. In particular families living with type 1 diabetes cry foul when there is no distinction made between types of…

Our guest poet, Maureen Campey, has written another great poem about Parenting a child with diabetes. This time, Maureen has written about her teenage son starting a new year of High School, one of those momentous hurdles that we all face as parents. Here are Maureen’s wise words. Sending our kids back to school always…

‘Hypo’ or a low blood glucose level is one of the fears for all people living with diabetes. A low blood glucose level will often occur unexpectedly, sometimes without an obvious cause. For the child with diabetes, a low blood glucose level may lead to loss of concentration and behaviour change – possibly disruptive behaviours.…

I’m always so profoundly moved by what people are so prepared to share with me. Recently I received the following lovely piece of writing from one of the Parents in our ‘Parents of Kids with Diabetes’ group on Facebook. Check out the link if you are the parent, carer or grandparent of someone with diabetes.…

There has been a lot of discussion in our parents group on Facebook in the last few days about how to make children with type 1 diabetes eat when they refuse to, and generally do what they need to manage their diabetes. Some of the comments have been heartwarming and show great understanding of the…