For parents of T1D kids

You can't wear the CGM for them. You can build the net.

Parenting a kid with T1D means running a small logistics operation on top of regular parenting: school forms, sleepover briefings, coaches who need the two-minute version, and nights that involve more math than sleep.

This section is about building systems other people can follow, so the safety net holds even when you're not the one holding it.

What's here for you

School days: building a plan the school will actually follow
Briefing caregivers, coaches, and other parents without overwhelming them
Nighttime: sane approaches to the 2 a.m. question
Sick days: the kit, the red flags, and a printable fridge sheet
The long handoff: growing a kid into their own care, gradually

The emergency card

A wallet-size card that tells whoever finds it that your kid has T1D, what a severe low looks like, and who to call. Make one for the backpack, one for the lunchbox, one for the school office. Prints in a minute, and nothing you type leaves your device.

Make your kid's card

Guides for this mode

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T1D veteranParentTeen

Diabetes burnout is real, and it isn't a character flaw

The exhaustion of a disease with no days off, what it looks like, and what actually helps.

4 min read

TeenParent

Piercings with T1D: healing is the whole game

Piercings are fine with type 1. The difference is longer healing, higher infection stakes, and a few placement choices worth thinking through first.

4 min read

Newly diagnosedParent

Questions worth asking your care team

Appointments are short and the questions you meant to ask evaporate in the parking lot. Steal these.

3 min read

Parent

School days: building a plan the school can follow

Your kid's safety at school depends on systems other adults can run without you. Here's how to build them.

4 min read

Newly diagnosedT1D veteranAthleteTravelerParentTeen

Sick days: the plan you make while you're healthy

Why a cold pushes glucose up and a stomach bug pushes it down, what ketones are telling you, and when home care stops being enough.

8 min read

AthleteT1D veteranTeenParent

Sleep, recovery and the next day's insulin

One short night measurably reduces how well insulin works the next day, in people with type 1 specifically. Why the 3 a.m. alarm night and the following day's stubborn highs are the same story, what that means for training, and why your sleep belongs in the appointment alongside your glucose.

7 min read

TeenParent

Taking over your own T1D, one piece at a time

Going from parent-managed to self-managed is a skill transfer, not a birthday. A roadmap for teens, with notes for parents.

4 min read

Newly diagnosedT1D veteranParent

Tandem Mobi + Dexcom G7: setup and real life

Pairing the Mobi with the G7, the 15 Day sensor question, taming overnight alerts, fixing connection dropouts, and what the community wishes it knew sooner.

5 min read

Newly diagnosedParent

The first weeks: a map, not a syllabus

What actually matters right after a T1D diagnosis, what can wait, and why messy is normal.

3 min read

Newly diagnosedT1D veteranParent

Type 2 remission: what the trials showed, and what the word does not mean

Remission is real, measured, and not a cure. What DiRECT and the NHS programme found, who it tends to work for, why it does not apply to Type 1 at all, and how to read the headlines without being sold something.

11 min read

Newly diagnosedT1D veteranAthleteTravelerParentTeen

When insulin costs more than you have

The emergency option most people do not know exists, the $35 programs, and where to start looking. Links to the programs themselves, because only they can tell you what you qualify for.

4 min read

The app is out

Version one is on the App Store: prebolus nudges, carbs off a barcode, and your CGM history read from Apple Health. iPhone only, no account, free, and it never tells you how much insulin to take.

Get it on the App Store See what's in it