Families living with Type 1 diabetes

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Comment by M M on August 6, 2010 at 8:34am

I'd like to hear how parents with children who have type 1 diabetes manage to unschool. It seems impossible to me. The key to managing type 1 is called "good control" If I let my child eat whatever she wanted when she wanted she'd feel terrible all the time, so I have to schedule her meals. And exercise ... I have to watch her like a hawk so she doesn't go low. I can't just send her off to do whatever she wants. It's really limiting.

Comment by Sara on March 30, 2010 at 1:32pm

My husband is the diabetic in our family. He grew up strictly counting carbs, eating on a schedule, etc. Nowadays, we eat a relatively low-carb diet so counting carbs isn't as big a deal. He eats what he wants, roughly estimates carbs (minus dietary fiber), does blood frequent blood tests, and adjusts his insulin to suit. How does your system work?

Comment by Aines Mum on March 28, 2010 at 2:41am

Hi, is there anyone else not carb counting? We were never tauhght about this and have our own system, when I tried earlier this year I found it very difficult. We were told by the nurse that were doing ok at the moment but I would like to hear from anyone else home educating and their stories, Jacqui

Comment by AmethystRuby on September 23, 2009 at 3:27pm

My oldest DD has been Type 1 since March of 2008. Nice to be a part of this group. :D

Comment by Jean Murata on September 16, 2009 at 7:38pm

Hello, I do not have a family member with diabetes, though I do have other types of nutritional problems. I spent a lot of my time researching the best nutrition for me and my family. I became overwhelmed and depressed with the conflicting "evidence" and "expert advice" and did not know what to do. I finally reached the conclusion to do my best to cultivate my commonsense and intuition, and to rely most heavily on tradition- tried and true nutritional protocols with space to adapt our current society. Visit Westonaprice.org for a wealth of information. I truly feel that you may benefit from it, as did I, and we eat what we want! peace and love and best to you all.

Comment by Sara on May 6, 2009 at 1:22am

My husband was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 13, so it's very much a part of our lives. We've been very watchful of our daughters, follow a special diet, etc. It's frightening enough having an adult diabetic in the family, I can only imagine how I would feel if it was one of my kids.

Comment by Tiffany & Jorge Sandoval on September 8, 2008 at 10:45pm

My husband has lived with Type1 since he was 16yrs. It has been both a blessing and there has been some scares. I value life more since meeting him. It is as controlled as it can be but there are days it takes it's toll. We were told it usally pass from the fathers side so we look for signs in the kids. He loves to meet kids with type 1 because he relates to them so well.

Comment by Christy Johnson on August 19, 2008 at 12:53am

Boy, talk about a narrow niche!!
Radical Unschooling Families with Type I Diabetes...how many of us could there be in the world?
My unschooled almost 13 year old son was diagnosed just over 2 years ago.
Wow, what a life change this has been!
We are doing really well with managing his symptoms because we eat a low carb diet, avoiding grains almost entirely...so much so that the Nurse Practitioner had to check his diagnosis on our last office visit.
How is it going with you?
--Christy