Leighann Calentine's Blog, page 13
May 21, 2018
Kids First, Diabetes Second Book: Type 1 Described
Summary: In this excerpt from my book Kids First, Diabetes Second I talk about some differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It’s never my intention to pit people affected by one type against the other, but there is always a lot of confusion between these two types.
As with most families, the day our daughter was diagnosed was the first time we learned more than just the basics about type 1 diabetes. Our nephew had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years earlier, but since we...
May 7, 2018
A Caregiver’s Journey to Pump Therapy Part 3: Multiple Daily Injections vs. Insulin Pumping
“A Caregiver’s Journey to Pump Therapy Part 3: Multiple Daily Injections vs. Insulin Pumping” originally appeared on Insulet’s Omnipod Suite D blog, now called Podder Talk. In full disclosure, Insulet compensated me for the content that I created for them, but I am not being compensated for sharing it today.
How is the type 1 diabetes journey – from diagnosis, through starting on multiple daily injections, to beginning on an insulin pump and other milestones – viewed and managed from the ca...
April 30, 2018
6 Books to Help Parents Manage Their Child’s Type 1 Diabetes
Is your child’s A1c being really stubborn? Do you wonder what a “super bolus” is? Are you considering an insulin pump or continuous glucose monitor (CGM)? Here are six books to help parents manage their child’s type 1 diabetes.
Understanding Insulin Pumps: For me this book was the perfect amount of information–not too little, not too much–to get me prepared to start the insulin pump and demystify basal rates, the risk associated with DKA with regard to the pump, etc.
Read more about Understa...
6 Books About Managing Type 1 Diabetes
Is your child’s A1c being really stubborn? Do you wonder what a “super bolus” is? Are you considering an insulin pump or continuous glucose monitor (CGM)? Here are six books to help parents manage their child’s type 1 diabetes.
Understanding Insulin Pumps: For me this book was the perfect amount of information–not too little, not too much–to get me prepared to start the insulin pump and demystify basal rates, the risk associated with DKA with regard to the pump, etc.
Read more about Understa...
April 16, 2018
Going Home After Your Child Is Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
Excerpt from the book Kids First, Diabetes Second written by Leighann Calentine about being released from the hospital after your child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and going home to take care of your child on your own.
Photo: Pixabay
To this day it still astonishes me that they just send newly diagnosed kids home with their parents who have to suddenly act as their child’s pancreas and make any number of daily decisions! Now I’ve got a handle on things (except those days when diabetes t...
Kids First, Diabetes Second Book: Going Home After Diagnosis
Summary: Excerpt from the book Kids First, Diabetes Second written by Leighann Calentine about being released from the hospital after your child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and going home to take care of your child on your own.
To this day it still astonishes me that they just send newly diagnosed kids home with their parents who have to suddenly act as their child’s pancreas and make any number of daily decisions! Now I’ve got a handle on things (except those days when diabetes throws...
April 9, 2018
3 Little Diabetes Things: Care Recommendations for Kids, Family Approach, On Air Low Blood Sugar
Summary: Hear the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommended standards of care for children and adolescents, read why a family approach might be helpful for kids with type 1 diabetes, and see firsthand what it looks like to have a low blood sugar when you are on air.
Here are three articles I thought you might find interesting…
Children and Adolescents: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2018“It is essential that diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES), medical nutri...
April 2, 2018
A Caregiver’s Journey to Pump Therapy Part 2: Challenges with Multiple Daily Injections
“A Caregiver’s Journey to Pump Therapy Part 2: Challenges with Multiple Daily Injections” originally appeared on Insulet’s Omnipod Suite D blog, now called Podder Talk. In full disclosure, Insulet compensated me for the content that I created for them, but I am not being compensated for sharing it today.
How is the type 1 diabetes journey – from diagnosis, through starting on multiple daily injections, to beginning on an insulin pump and other milestones – viewed and managed from the caregi...
March 12, 2018
Easter Basket Ideas for Parents of Kids with Type 1 Diabetes
Don’t fret about Easter… here are some resources that will help you get through it, especially if this is your first holiday with type one diabetes. Includes over 100 non-candy Easter basket ideas!
Photo: Pixabay
Non-Candy Ideas: Don’t want to fill your child’s Easter basket with a ton of sugar? I have a creative list of over 100 non-candy items that you can give your child…for kids from preschool to high school!
Check out my list of 100+ Non-Candy Easter Ideas.
Counting Jelly Beans: I like t...
Easter with Type 1 Diabetes
Don’t fret about Easter… here are some resources that will help you get through it, especially if this is your first holiday with type one diabetes. Includes over 100 non-candy Easter basket ideas!
Non-Candy Ideas: Don’t want to fill your child’s Easter basket with a ton of sugar? I have a creative list of over 100 non-candy items that you can give your child…for kids from preschool to high school!
Check out my list of 100+ Non-Candy Easter Ideas.
Counting Jelly Beans: I like to buy a big...
