Type 1 Diabetes

Books to Teach Children About Type 1 Diabetes #T1D @QuinnNystrom

August 3, 2018 By Thaleia 2 Comments

Talking about Type 1 Diabetes to an adult is hard enough nevertheless trying to explain Type 1 Diabetes to a child. Some of the best ways to teach children are through books so why not teach about type 1 diabetes by reading some books!

Share Type 1 Diabetes with your child’s friends easily with a book about #T1D @JDRF #projectbluenovember @QuinnNystrom

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We were given two books after Eldest was first diagnosed with T1D. We call the one “the Pink Panther book” and the other was a Disney book. I am not sure what happened to the Disney book but the other has been stored in our filing cabinet with all of the Type 1 Diabetes resource materials sent home with us after being released from the PICU. The actual title is called “A First Book for Understanding Diabetes”.

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Type 1 Diabetes: Teaching Siblings How to Check Blood Glucose Levels

February 8, 2018 By Thaleia 10 Comments

Teaching siblings how to check blood glucose levels is very important. I feel that every sibling should know how to care for their sibling with Type 1 Diabetes, even if they are in preschool. We are teaching our 4-year-old, Lil’ Red, and our 7-year-old, Big Red, how to check their big brothers blood glucose levels using Eldest’s FreeStyle Lite meter.

We started with teaching Princess how to check Eldest’s blood sugar when he was first diagnosed so she would have been 10 years old. Next we taught Big Red how to use a blood glucose meter to check his big brother’s blood glucose levels. Now that Lil’ Red is 4 years old we think he’s old enough to learn how to check his big brother’s blood glucose levels.

Teaching Siblings How to Check Blood Glucose Levels #T1D #Type1Diabetes #bloodglucose #bloodsugar @BeyondType1

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Be Your Child’s Best Advocate: No One Else Will!

June 21, 2017 By Thaleia 3 Comments

Being a mother of four children is a tough job. Being a mother of a child with Type 1 Diabetes adds yet another layer of responsibility. You see, when you have a child with a need, be it medical, temporary or lifelong, you must be your child’s best advocate!

I have to come to realize that this is true for many parents whether they have a special needs child in school or homeschool. If you have a child that requires extra care or concerns then you must fight for your child because no one else will. No one else will know how to love and care for your child like you, the parent, know how to do.

Be Your Child’s Best Advocate: No One Else Will! #motherhood #parenting #specialneeds

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T1D Looks Like Me And Type 1 Diabetes Support

November 2, 2016 By Thaleia 1 Comment

This is our second November to be personally involved in Type 1 Diabetes since Eldest was diangosed 12/13/14. Just like last year JDRF is offering a free overlay that says, “T1D Looks Like Me”. It is easy and you can turn any picture into a Type 1 Diabetes support image! I am sharing one of Eldest’s Halloween costume pictures that I added the “T1D Looks Like Me” overlay below.

This is supposed to be an estimation of the supplies that Eldest has used since diagnosis. I believe that it’s a little low on the number of finger pricks.

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Type 1 Diabetes Rescue Boxes for Back to School

August 10, 2016 By Thaleia 5 Comments

As many parents are getting ready for back to school Type 1 parents are filling Type 1 Diabetes Rescue Boxes of supplies for their child to be cared for at school. If you are a parent of a newly diagnosed T1D then you are probably still learning the ropes of this crazy thing called Type 1 Diabetes!

What is a Rescue Box?

Simply put a plastic container with a lid filled with basic Type 1 Diabetes supplies as well as specific items for the student’s pump and blood glucose meter. A “Low Box” is another name for it when you add items to help bring your children’s blood glucose levels into range. Rescue Boxes hold items in case a child were to go low so anything from some juice boxes to fruit snacks to a glucagon pen.

What is in YOUR #Type1Diabetes Rescue Box or Low Box? Get some ideas! @BeyondType1 @JDRF #T1D #TypeNone

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