I May Owe Him My Daughter’s Life

October 24, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

As a parent of a child (ok multiple children) with diabetes there are times when I have missed small hour alarms and slept through the night after some major correction bolus at bedtime only to wake in a startled panic holding my breath until I see my child breathing the next morning. I haven’t ever […]

Dear Newly Diagnosed,

July 31, 2016.Reading time 20 minutes.

A friend just sent me a text telling me of her friend in the UK whose son was just diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. He’s 11. If he is a wizard he’ll be heading off to Hogwarts in a month and no doubt Madam Pomfrey would fix him right up. Perhaps there is a potion […]

Parenting In The Time of Smartphones

October 24, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

I was against smartphones for the kids. Truly I was. I thought no good would come of it. There is so much danger to be found in a device that basically holds all the world’s knowledge, countless cat videos (as well as many not so innocent or entertaining), and all the evils of social media […]

That’s Not The Point

May 27, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

I try really hard to give my kids ample independence. We compromise frequently on when I think they should be checking blood sugars and when they think they should be checking blood sugars. I try very hard not to be too needy of a Dmom – in other words I resist the urge to constantly […]

High With A Chance of Ketones

September 4, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

I went to bed at 10pm last night. All three kids safely within range with no active insulin. I didn’t set any alarms for night checks, no reason to worry. This morning I got up made coffee and packed lunches. Middles got up and took a shower, checked BS (117) and ate breakfast. All was […]