If you have a school-aged child with T1D, do you make any changes to their T1D care routine when they go on summer break? Share how you adjust to a summer schedule in the comments!

Multiple daily injections (MDI) users: Do you use an app or other device to track your insulin dosing? Share the tools you use in the comments below!

Sarah Howard

Sarah Howard (nee Tackett) has dedicated her career to supporting the T1D community ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Marketing Manager at T1D Exchange. Sarah and her husband live in NYC with their cat Gracie. In her spare time, she enjoys doing comedy, taking dance classes, visiting art museums, and exploring different neighborhoods in NYC.

3 Comments

Karington Johnston

I’m a teacher with type 1, and I have different basal rates set for school days and for off school days

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1. Stephen Quink
  
  This will be the first summer in which we are addressing this. He was diagnosed last September. With summer outings and sports, we will make adjustments as needed.
  
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connie ker

When I did have my T1D son living at home, he was in control of his pump independently. He was 13years at diagnosis, got his 1st pump at 14 years, and took ownership of his pump and his diabetes.
Sometimes that is a good thing, sometimes not so good with a teenage boy. But he has lived to be married and works a demanding job as a CPA in Chicago. There were 3 of us T1Ds under the same roof and we did this disease together. I miss the support each and every day now.

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