— Legal Issues, Parenting —

Free and Appropriate Education: Your child’s civil rights and diabetes

June 15, 2017
Your Child with Diabetes Rights to Attend Public School

Your child with diabetes has a right to a free public education. No public school in the United States can legally refuse to educate a child with diabetes – nor can they legally require a parent to come to school to provide diabetes care. Federal and state laws protect your child’s rights in public schools… Read More Free and Appropriate Education: Your child’s civil rights and diabetes

— Parenting —

Don’t Be Afraid … It’s Really Okay to Send Your Kid to Diabetes Camp

June 10, 2017
Diabetes Summer Camp Information

As a parent of a child with type 1 diabetes, I know first hand how scary it is to trust your child … overnight … in some far off corner of the world (or so it seems when they go away for the first time) … in the hands of total strangers. That the total strangers come with medical degrees and years of experience with kids with diabetes does not matter, because no one knows my kid’s diabetes like I do. … Read More Don’t Be Afraid … It’s Really Okay to Send Your Kid to Diabetes Camp

— Insulin —

Tips for Traveling With Insulin

June 10, 2017
Tips for Traveling with Insulin

The following tips can help you take your insulin with you when you travel and avoid unnecessary delays and headaches. It is important to remember that even though your rights to travel with insulin and diabetes supplies and medications are protected under federal law, individual Transportation Safety Agents (TSAs) may not always be so easy to deal with. If someone gives you a hard time, don’t waste time educating them, call for a supervisor.… Read More Tips for Traveling With Insulin

— DKA & Ketones —

Urine Ketones 101

June 10, 2017
Testing for urine ketones

If your blood sugar is too high, or has been ever moderately high for more than a day, you could be producing ketones. Ketones are a sign that your body is having a hard time and your diabetes is not under control. You may need to help of a medical professional to help you avoid — or get safely out of a potential deadly state called “diabetic ketoacidosis” (DKA). … Read More Urine Ketones 101

— DKA & Ketones —

How to Collect Urine to Test Ketones in Babies and Toddlers Who are Wear Diapers

June 10, 2017
Mother Kissing Baby on Cheek

If your baby or young child is still in diapers, how do you collect urine to test for ketones? It is not as hard as you think. Here are methods and tips to help you collect urine from an infant or child that is not potty-trained so that you can test for ketones. These tips may also be helpful for caregivers of adults who are unable to use the rest room on their own.… Read More How to Collect Urine to Test Ketones in Babies and Toddlers Who are Wear Diapers