Category: children with diabetes

John & The Diabetes Police

Posted in Children, children with diabetes, Dealing with diabetes, Diabetes, Family, Mental Health, Parents, Relationships, Siblings

John, the subject on everyone’s mind. He was diagnosed with diabetes when he was only 4 years old, and back then, he needed people around him to help him manage his diabetes. He believed that adults had his best interest at heart and didn’t mind suggestions about what to eat. As he got older, his…… Continue reading John & The Diabetes Police

Diabetes with "A Side of Attention Deficit Disorder"

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Due to Blood Sugar’s Impact on Development a lot of people with diabetes face short and long term issues with attention and memory. There’s research on it, but…

Raising Children with Diabetes!

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It happened to me. It could ha happen to you. In fact, it could happen to any insulin-dependent person living with diabetes. When the smoke cleared, I couldn’t believe what I saw. I saw it all! It was overwhelming at first to take it in: the clarity, the focus, the emotional stability and even my […]