Grand-parenting Type 1 Diabetic
Learning to navigate the often scary world of diabetes as the grandparent of a type 1. We share our experiences, things we found that work and things that didn't work so well.
Most of us are familiar with the fact that our diets affect our physical health but have we ever asked ourselves “how does diet affect mental health”? If what we put into our bodies has such a profound effect physically, why can’t’ it affect our brain and how it functions. Nutrition is actually important for … Read more
We hear all kinds of conflicting advice when it comes to how or even if we should lose weight as a diabetic. My daughter had heard that Type 1 Diabetics tend to gain weight from the life-saving insulin they need to inject several times a day. There is also the common knowledge that being overweight … Read more