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All About "diabetes"
In the Spotlight: Getting Involved
Looking for a more meaningful New Year's resolution than just hitting the gym or saving money? Consider putting "give back" on your list of type 1 diabetes goals this year.
Read MoreJen: Bookends of the Day
One thing that helps save my sanity with my incessantly busy lifestyle is the concept of having nice clean "bookends" to my day.
Read MoreJen: How I Managed to Shirk (Almost) All My Responsibilities
Ever have a period of your life where you felt completely overwhelmed? Of course you have! Haven't we all? It was just one such period of time that I learned -- the hard way -- to relax some of those obligations.
Read MoreJen: Be Nice to Yourself -- Being a Pancreas Is Hard!
Mamas of kids with type 1 diabetes, we need to do a better job of acknowledging the amazing thing that we do every day. We essentially pinch hit for a bodily organ (the pancreas) that has decided to stop functioning properly in our children. This is no small task!
Read MoreKim: New Year, New Me, New Logbook
It's January, so my conscience is telling me that it is time to set some New Year's resolutions! Managing Kaitlyn's type 1 diabetes has also made its way onto my list of goals.
Read MoreKim: Taking a Mom Time-Out
Being a mother is not only physically demanding, but emotionally exhausting as well. Like any job, it's so important to take a break now and then to renew, refresh and keep from getting completely burned out.
Read MoreKim: Success With Kindergarten
Looking back, I can happily say that we've had a great experience with public school so far. However, it wasn't an easy transition at the beginning.
Read MoreKim: One of Those Days
It's always a busy morning getting my kids ready and off to school. As hard as I try, sometimes I still miss something.
Read MoreTaking a Mom (or Dad) Time-Out
When you have a child with type 1 diabetes, so much of your time and energy is spent making sure that he or she is taken care of that you can easily forget to take care of yourself.
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