Parenting Children with Diabetes addresses the absence of information needed for successful diabetes management including more advanced diabetes education, information on emotional trauma, relationships issues and problems inside and outside the home that are caused while growing up with diabetes. This book offers parents a 360-degree perspective of what is happening to their child as they grow into and grow up with diabetes, from diagnosis to monitoring and controlling their blood sugars to their exposure to other people’s opinions in schools and other common situations as to how they should handle their diabetes. This book provides parents with special tools, insights, and education so they can more confidently and effectively communicate, understand, and empathize with their child's experience with diabetes and their child's relationship with the world around them. Eliot LeBow thoughtfully addresses readers and his work Helps parents resolve resistance to diabetes management Creates and fosters emotional stability within the family living with diabetes Guides parents to building a healthy, supportive relationship for and with their child Prepares parents for the emotional ups and downs of diabetes management Offers insight into situations most children living with diabetes face Provides information about working with the school system to make sure their child is safe

2013 ERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARD WINNER Raising a child is a difficult job. Raising a child with a chronic illness such as diabetes can be a difficult job with a side order of special challenges. Leighann Calentine’s D-Mom Blog is an invaluable resource for parents and caregivers of children with diabetes. Leighann shares her family’s experiences with her daughter’s type 1 diabetes in a forum that is intimate, informative, and inspirational. In a style both practical and affirming, Kids First, Diabetes Second presents Leighann’s advice to help parents and caregivers enable children with diabetes to thrive. Learn how to automate tasks, navigate challenges, celebrate achievements, establish a support group, relieve stress, and avoid being consumed by management of the condition, while focusing on what’s most important: raising a happy, healthy child.

Virginia Loy has been the chief engineer behind the successful management of her two sons’ diabetes for more than 12 years. Her sons, Spike and Bo Loy, have written a book to help kids growing up with diabetes,Getting a Grip on Diabetes, and now Virginia makes her own contribution to parents of children with diabetes. Virginia reveals her organized, experienced, and practical advice for helping children cope with and manage their diabetes from elementary school through college.

If your child has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, you're likely feeling overwhelmed with what to do next. While there's nothing cookie-cutter about Type 1 diabetes management, The Type 1 Life helps parents understand how to: tell friends and family about your child's diagnosis, navigate school and sports with diabetes, foster independence and self-management, deal with the mental and emotional side of having Type 1 diabetes, and prepare your child for college and adulthood.

Helps parents and caregivers understand the psychological impact of childhood diabetes, and offers solutions for some of the common social and emotional hurdles that children and their families may encounter.

Stacey Simms' parenting philosophy is "not perfect, but safe and happy." Does that make her the world's worst diabetes mom? Some people on social media thought so. But her stories and the lessons they impart show that diabetes laughs in the face of perfection. Raising a happy and healthy child with type 1 diabetes, as well as any siblings, requires flexibility, planning, and a great sense of humor above all else. It's a journey full of challenges, but you are not alone!

The Type 1 Diabetes Cookbook is the definitive cookbook to take control of your diabetes with easy, everyday recipes. A balanced diet is the key to stability and good health with type 1 diabetes. The Type 1 Diabetes Cookbook offers the easiest recipes to keep blood sugars steady and allow you to thrive with type 1 diabetes. Laurie Block, MS, RDN, CDE, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator with over 30 years of experience, makes it easy to get well-balanced meals on the table with recipes that feature 10 or fewer easy-to-find ingredients. Complete with labels for carbs per serving and a recipe index by carb count, The Type 1 Diabetes Cookbook helps you worry less about what you're eating and build confidence when planning meals. From Baked Chicken Tenders to Chocolate Almond Butter Fudge, The Type 1 Diabetes Cookbook shows you just how good balanced meals can be for you and your family, with: An essential introduction that offers practical guidance for eating properly, including advice on modifying recipes to suit individuals' unique insulin, physical activity, and nutritional needs. Over 80 recipes for breakfast, snacks, packable lunches, meatless and seafood mains, poultry and meat mains, and desserts, with nutritional information for every recipe. Quick-look labels that allow you to easily reference carbs per serving, and other nutritional needs like Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, and Vegan/Vegetarian recipes. The Type 1 Diabetes Cookbook takes the guesswork out of what, when, and how much you can eat with easy recipes for every day of the week.