Parent-written tips for kids with T1D

Real talk for parents of kids with Type 1 Diabetes

Device tips, travel, sports, school, and the everyday stuff that actually helps. New here? Follow the four-step path below. First-hand parent experience – not medical advice.

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Parent-written · Not medical advice · Made with love in San Diego

Newly diagnosed? Start here

A simple path we wish we had in week one – gear, school bag, paperwork, then family questions. Parent-written, not medical advice.

Step 1 · Gear

What you actually need to buy

The real starter list after the hospital sends you home.

Step 2 · School bag

Back-to-school boxes that work

What goes in the bag so teachers and kids are not hunting supplies.

Step 3 · Paperwork

504 plan basics for school

What parents need so school is safer and less chaotic.

Step 4 · Family

Family screening awareness

Sibling risk, DKA basics, and the clinic question we keep on the list.

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