Preparing for university with additional needs
The pros and cons of having ADHD as a teenager, plus how to support yourself and your teen with ADHD
type 1 diabetes
Don’t write off “woo-woo” approaches to teen anxiety
EFT tapping for anxiety in teens. This article and podcast explains what tapping is, how it works and the benefits of tapping. Read a step by step guide to EFT tapping for beginners, and listen to a live session to see how tapping reduces anxiety instantly.
15 Essential tips for Reading Festival with Type 1 Diabetes
Practical tips to help your teenager survive Reading Festival with Type 1 Diabetes – advice for setting up camp, dealing with medications and security, and staying safe. Putting parents minds at rest, and making sure teenagers enjoy their first festival.
Parenting Teenagers With Diabetes – Coping Tips for Mums
How to let them go when you really don’t want to…
Teenage Kicks: Being Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in Your Teens
How it feels, and how parents can help
Managing type 1 diabetes with Omnipod (UK review)
How we moved from multiple daily injections to a tubeless insulin pump
Why your diabetes jokes are rubbish unless you’re diabetic
How not to offend a diabetic with misconceptions
Living With Type 1 Diabetes: 5 Reasons to be Glad
At first, it feels like the end of the world. But here’s the upside of a diabetes diagnosis
Diabetes: It’s no joke
Why it’s time for ordinary people to understand what diabetes really is, and stop the stereotyping that contributes to the pain and stress of living with the condition
Diabetes Anniversary: Not Drowning But Waving
A diabetes anniversary is always a time for reflection. If you’d asked me three years ago how I felt about diabetes, I would probably would have burst into tears before I’d managed to utter more than a sentence. But here’s why I’m glad, 3 years on, for the lessons it has taught us…
Judgement – a Life Lesson for those who are judged, and those who judge
How best to support your friend who is going through something difficult.
