Life with Diabetes

Be KNOWN

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.08.2012 Lessons Earned
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What’s your favorite T1D ID?

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. . . and Sometimes the Mom Who Rescued Her Thirteen-Year-Old Just Needs a Good Cry

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.06.2012 Lessons Earned
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“No family, no kid, no adult should have to live with the thought that avoiding a life-threatening medical crisis on any given day makes that day a good one.”

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Back to Basics: Seven T1D Fundamentals We Should All Keep in Mind

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.01.2012 Lessons Earned
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While changing the lancet for the first time in I don’t know how long, I thought of all the instructions we were given in the hospital that we have–over the past two years–gotten a bit relaxed about.

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Sometimes a 14-Year-Old Just Needs to Be Rescued by His Mom

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 01.30.2012 Lessons Earned
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A parent of a kid with T1D knows better than anyone how quickly even the soundest plans can be derailed.

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A Big One: The Mini-Gluc

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 01.25.2012 Lessons Earned
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Is a “mini-glucagon” injection a tool you should have in your type 1 diabetes belt?

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CGM III: The Fun Continues

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 01.23.2012 Lessons Earned
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FInd out why a CGM might–or might not–be right for you.

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Wednesday Tip: Infusion Set Switch-Up?

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 01.11.2012 Lessons Earned
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Are you using the best infusion set for you?

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Am I Giving My Son—Who has Type 1 Diabetes—Preferential Treatment?

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 01.09.2012 Lessons Earned
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It’s hard to treat children equally. And never more so when one has a chronic health issue.

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