February Podcast Pick

I've been listening to podcasts for the better part of the past 3 or 4 years as a coping mechanism to help me relax and even sleep at night. I think many of you type 1 parents can probably relate - it's not always easy to fall back asleep after actively fighting lows, or highs, in the middle of the night. Pair that with mild insomnia and well - the mind just doesn't rest.

​I recently started listening to the juicebox podcast and was pleasantly surprised by how much I happened to be learning about things we deal with daily as parents of a Type 1 kid. They recently aired an episode called "Diabetes pro tip : Glucagon & low BGs".

If I could recommend any episode to listen to as a starting point it would be this one! They do so well to explain, in conversational English, so much about Glucagon, when it works, when it doesn't - and then the intricacies involved in going low... boy there are many... but we knew that already didn't we? It's still worth a listen! I implore you to do so. Here's a quick link, make a cuppa tea, put your feet up and listen in.

I know I only have a 4 year old but the question of alcohol in the mix when he is older has always popped into my brain only to be brushed off by our endo when prompted: "let's worry about that when the time comes". Fair enough but having heard this podcast touch on some guidelines for people with T1D who would like to drink socially has made me feel a little less anxious knowing how to be prepared. For parents with older kids nearer the drinking age, this might be a good one for you to listen to. Aside from the drinking they speak about various other variables affecting lows, and also the efficacy of the Glucagon pen as the tool to get BG levels back up in different situations.