Jen & Kim: Real Moms Talk Type 1

About Jen & Kim

• Our Hopes for the Blog
• Getting the Diagnosis: Jen's Story
• Getting the Diagnosis: Kim's Story
• Aunt Kim
• Aunt Jen

May 2013

• My Eternal Quest for Kaitlyn-Approved Low-Carb Snacks
• When Mom’s Needed in Two Places at Once
• How Movie Night Solves the Candy Problem
• Blinging Out the Meter Case
• Explaining Diabetes to Friends -- Kaitlyn Says it Best
• Conquering Sleep Deprivation
• The Upside of Dumb Mistakes
• My Eye-Opening Conversation With James -- About Juice

April 2013

• “Fair” Versus “Equal” When Sharing Diabetes Care
• Diabetes and Math
• Why I Won't Be Winning Mom of the Year
• Baby Steps With the Babysitter
• Dealing With Misinformed People
• Considering CGM
• How James is Advocating Through His School Work
• Asking Kaitlyn's Dad a Few Questions

March 2013

• Insulin Pump Tubing Is Not a Chew Toy
• The Spectrum of School Care, Revisited
• Afternoon Snack: a Learning Opportunity
• Blood Sugar Is Just a Number (a How-To)
• The Best and Worst Things About Diabetes, According to James
• Track and Field With Type 1
• My Brave Girl at the Dentist
• Pros and Cons of the Pump

February 2013

• Lunch Box Fiasco
• The Long Trip to the Endo
• Why We Love Our Doctor
• Making Over the Way We Eat, Little by Little
• How a School Can Make All the Difference
• A Diabetes-Free Weekend
• Living a "Normal" Life
• What I Think Is Behind Kaitlyn's Burnout

January 2013

• Resolution Time: Teaching Kaitlyn to Work Her Pump
• Transitioning to Big-Kid Exercise
• Sources of Inspiration
• Our Afternoon Snack Strategy
• Learning to Love (and Dose for) Free Samples
• What We're Doing to Model Healthy Habits
• Balancing the Needs of My Other Kids
• Learning How Much We Love the Pump -- the Hard Way

December 2012

• The "No, Thank You" Bite for Picky Eaters
• How We're Simplifying the Holidays
• A Holiday Shopping List With Diabetes in Mind
• Type 1 Gifts: Given and Received
• Learning to Let Go
• A Diabetes Carol
• Getting Him to Talk About It
• The Diabetes Club Lives On!

November 2012

• Thanksgiving Gatherings
• My Big Diabetes Mistake
• Three Units of Tickle
• Do I Really Need to Carry a Giant Clipboard?
• Birthday Parties and Type 1 Diabetes
• How Is Kaitlyn Doing?
• My Review of a Novel for Kids With Type 1
• A Diabetes-Themed Game of "Would You Rather"

October 2012

• Celebrating a Type 1 Dia-versary
• Is It OK to Say No to Sugar?
• The Case of the Disappearing Candy
• Too Cool for School
• When Things Don't Go Right at School
• Good Number/Bad Number Doesn't Mean Good Girl/Bad Girl
• My Thoughts on Dishing It Up Disney Style
• An Interview With Kaitlyn

September 2012

• My Review of a Great Cookbook!
• Talking to School Personnel
• Pharmacy Fun
• Being the New Kid in School
• What I Learned by Trying James' CGM Device on Myself
• Blood Sugar Guilt
• Minefields
• Outdoor School Worries

August 2012

• Mommy, the CGMS Guinea Pig
• Starting a Diabetes Club
• Turning Lemons Into Lemonade
• In the Type 1 D Club
• 10 Things I Learned From Kaitlyn's First Year of School
• My Favorite Type 1 Sites
• Making School Lunch Easy for Everyone
• My Favorite Type 1 Diabetes Blogs

July 2012

• Our Big Independence Plan
• Disney World With Type 1 Diabetes
• "I Did It All by Myself!"
• How We Do Disneyland With Diabetes
• My Summer Swimming Strategy
• Sharing a Room With Siblings
• Why Jay Cutler Matters to Me
• Sugar Fingers

June 2012

• Confessions of a Schedule-ista
• The Diabetes Seesaw
• How I Know You'll Get Through This
• James Unbounded!
• Is She Sick Because She's High or High Because She's Sick?
• Controlling Blood Sugar -- and My Emotions
• Swim Class -- In Over His Head
• Switching to a No-School Schedule

May 2012

• Sweet Little Lie
• Finding Time for Fitness
• Happy Mother's Day!
• Adventures in Exercising
• Camping in Bear Country With Type 1 Diabetes
• Why You Should Never, Ever Judge
• Yes to 504 Plans
• Teaching Kaitlyn to Test

April 2012

• Heroes Among Us
• Family + Fitness = Fun (Really!)
• Eating Well With Type 1
• When a Stomach Bug Strikes
• "She's the Slowest Eater."
• Physical Fitness OUR Way!
• My Picky Eater Tries New Food!
• Mmmmm… Strawberry Time!

March 2012

• I Stopped Homeschooling!
• Do I Really Want to Know?
• Meeting Others Like Us
• A Surprise Classroom Snack
• Organizing Diabetes Supplies -- Getting It Together!
• Zen? Well, We're Working on It!
• A Huge, Rainy Birthday Party

February 2012

• A Night Out, Just the Two of Us
• Valentine's Day Snacks
• Date Night
• Equal Partners in Diabetes Care
• Daddy's Home
• Happiness is Knowing the Right Carb Count!
• The Perfect Explanation

January 2012

• HOP = Habitual, Optimistic, Pragmatic
• Bookends of the Day
• How I Managed to Shirk (Almost) All My Responsibilities
• Be Nice to Yourself -- Being a Pancreas Is Hard!
• New Year, New Me, New Logbook
• Taking a Mom Time-Out
• Success With Kindergarten
• One of Those Days

December 2011

• A Diabetes Christmas
• Giving Back
• Rachel's Play
• Overnight at Grandma's House
• Christmas Memories
• Paying it Forward
• Tips and Tricks for Counting Carbs
• Staying Over at Grandma's -- All Weekend!

November 2011

• Talking to the Fam
• Not My Finest Parenting Moment!
• Thanksgiving and Other Feasts
• The Choice
• Over the River and Through the Woods…
• Stomach Bug Scares
• Traveling with Kids -- and Type 1

October 2011

• Halloween Ideals
• Trick or Treat!
• Those OTHER Candy Holidays!
• Classroom Halloween Treats
• The Swing Shift
• Split Shift
• Equal Love, Unequal Time
• Keeping Balance

September 2011

• Kindergarten with Type 1
• The Spectrum of School Care
• Sitting on the Sidelines
• Too Bashful for Ballet
• No Ordinary Play Date
• A Better Way to Prep for Your 504 Meeting
• It's Contagious
• Just Give Her a Cookie! She'll Be All Right!

August 2011

• Dropping the Drama
• Don't Worry! It Doesn't Hurt!
• To Camp or Not to Camp
• Vacationing My Way

Disclaimer: Jen and Kim are real moms of kids with type 1 diabetes and have been compensated for their contributions to this site.