Well, this is scary - what do I write?
Okay - how about a bit of an intro.
You already know that I'm a single mum with two kids with Type 1 Diabetes! So, you know that I'm exhausted, I look 10 years older than I really am, I stress about absolutely everything, and I have the remarkable ability to be able to tell you the carb content of every single food item in the supermarket!
If you're reading this blog you probably have a kid with T1D yourself, so I'll ask this question - how many times have you received strange looks from other people when they overhear you telling your kid that they can't eat something because it has too many carbs! I swear there are people who think that I've got my kids on some weird Atkins diet.
But, as a parent of a T1D kid you'd be used to getting strange looks from lots of people for lots of reasons.
Pretty simple - you don't live it... you don't get it.
Well, dinner was ready about 15 minutes ago - my kids need to be fed!
On the menu tonight:
Roast chicken (Carb content: 0 grams)
Corn on the Cob (small) (Carb content: 12.5 grams)
Carrots (Carb content: 4.1 grams)
Broccoli (Carb content: 0 grams)
Total Carbs: 16.6g
Looks like the kids can have dessert tonight!
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