I don’t think perfection is possible with diabetes. Of course we’d like to chase down those highs and have our kids in range as much as possible. But at the same time, it’s not a good life, a rich life if all we do is think about diabetes and fret over each bit of food, every out-of-range number.

Sometimes we have to choice but to face off with those impossible-to-dose for carbs.  Here’s thinking about how to do that with less stress and more acceptance, especially with the holiday sugar rush.

It’s generally hard to imagine a silver lining to our kids having type 1. But recently, I learned something new that made me rethink the ways that diabetes can do good by us — and our kids.

What should go in which classroom?  And who should you train?  Here’s some time-tested info, along with some downloadable to help with the back-to-school process with your T1D kid.

It can be lonely to be a parent of a T1D kid. The challenge s stepping into community

A diabetes anniversary might feel a little gloomy…and there’s also something worth celebrating.

Try as we might, it’s impossible to get diabetes right all the time. Finding a balance that works for us is humbling and challenging.

It’s actually a pretty good new year’s resolution: to make new T1D connections…

All of us T1D parents have had flares of anger about the ways that people just don’t get what we’re going through.

Exhaustion as a T1D parent is the kind of problem that has no solution. After all, we do need to be sure that the kids are safe, even if it compromises our sleep.

So many of us feel like asking for the help we need is too much of an imposition, that others can’t do it, that they don’t want to.  Certainly that may be true.  But I’ve found that many people want to help

That’s the deal with doing new things. It doesn’t always go according to plan. It’s one of the beautiful risks of just living your life. But then came diabetes…