Happy Halloween, my Friends. For those of you who love the dress-up and parties: Enjoy! For those of you who fear the treats, please see Leighann’s D-Mom wisdom from earlier this week.
I stumbled on this video, created last year by the crew at the non-profit charity iPump, which provides insulin pump systems to diabetic children in need. Their “commercial” at the end is a little jarring, but I guess that’s par for the course:…
Back to School seems to be coming earlier every year — although for me, psychologically, it will always be the Tuesday after Labor Day. Speaking of the psychological aspects of school life, I asked my D-correspondent extraordinaire Allison Blass to share her thoughts about being a kid with diabetes in the classroom: who do you tell about the Big D and how, and what’s a parent to do these days?
A Guest Post by Allison…
Read more »
Stacey Simms is an award-winning medical reporter. She also spent 10 years as a TV anchor in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in Syracuse and Utica, New York. But after getting to know her a little, I’d venture to guess her most challenging role in life has been as the mother of a very small child diagnosed with diabetes. (Check out her blog here.)
As a complement to this week’s guest post on parenting tweens and…
Read more »
In light of my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah this past weekend (!), I’ve been thinking a lot about setting our children “afloat” — out on their own, responsible for their own actions and the consequences thereof. It’s scary, and mine don’t even have diabetes. Today my good friend Allison Blass joins us again to discuss some of these issues, and share some of the wisdom she’s gained from personal experience.
A Guest Post by Allison Blass…
Read more »
The tech blogs are all abuzz today over Bayer’s new DIDGET meter, designed just for kids, which integrates BG testing into the world of video games:
“Bayer’s DIDGET is the first and only blood glucose meter that connects directly to Nintendo DS and DS Lite and helps kids manage their diabetes by rewarding them for consistent testing habits with points to unlock new game levels and options. Bayer’s DIDGET meter is made for kids ages…