It’s week Children with Diabetes feathered our book. The review of the book came highly recommended!!! Look at the website Http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/d_06_ao1.htm
Sleepovers and Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetic children and sleepovers
What was your childs first sleep over as a type 1 diabetic? How did it go with the other parents? How did you prepare for the sleepover?
My sons first sleepover was stressful for me as a parent and a professional. He was going over to a wonderful families house to stay the night just 4 blocks away. I had trained the mother and she said she felt very comfortable helping him give shots and counting carbohydrates. I felt comfortable leaving him. But only after we had talked and discussed it thoroughly! He had only had diabetes for 8 months or so. So my husband and I had some time to ourselves for a while. Then dinner time came. The mother had called me upset because she just couldn’t give him his shot. The idea of putting a needle in another person upset her so much. This was something she did not expect to feel. I went over and gave him his shot and then went the next morning to give him his shot. He did his own blood sugar testing. I was lucky because it was just down the street.
Once he had a pump he had an easier time with sleepovers. I still was very strict on where he could go. If he had a friend with physician parents they had an easier time keeping him overnight. They did get easier each time and as he became older.
I am curious about how this has worked for others. How did you teach families and parents? What materials did you use to teach these parents?
But mostly what is your story about the first sleepover and your type1 diabetic child?
Type 1 and Babysitting
http://www.momseveryday.com/video?videoid=2674483
Here is our 2 minute video clip about our book! We were so lucky to have been able to go on and discuss Type 1 diabetes and babysitting. It was all very exciting! I am a behind the scenes kind of gal (so slightly nervous) and Dayna appeared so comfortable (at least on the outside!).
We want to thank KKTV and CSHP for setting up this interview.
Check it out. We talk very briefly about the book and how it evolved! Type 1 moms developing this babysitting tool.
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9 September 2013 | Colorado Springs, Colorado
Stacey Smith-Bradfield and Dayna Frei
Date Night possible again for parents of children with Type 1 diabetes
TYPE 1 DIABETES AND BABYSITTING: A PARENT’S TOOLKIT
After the diagnosis of a child with Type 1 diabetes, the first weeks, even months, are filled with sleepless nights, insulin shots, blood sugar numbers, and a general feeling of being overwhelmed. From day one, parents are taught to prepare for the worst case scenario: a plummeting blood sugar resulting in seizures or even unconsciousness. Once a family starts to venture out of their safe, structured environment, simple pleasures such as play dates, sleepovers and even an evening out for parents seem like an insurmountable challenge. As fellow parents of children with Type 1 diabetes, Stacey Smith-Bradfield and Dayna Frei have sought to ease the fears and frustrations of leaving children with a sitter, a nanny or even a friend.
“From a medical standpoint, you cannot gloss over the needs of a child with Type 1 diabetes. In writing Type 1 Diabetes and Babysitting: A Parent’s Workbook, we knew we had to cover so many critical topics,” says Smith-Bradfield, an Advanced Practice nurse. Co-author Frei adds, “Not only is this a teaching tool for the parent, but we had to consider caregivers who might not have any knowledge of diabetes.” The workbook walks a parent through teaching sitters about day-to-day care, as well as emergency situations, and includes places to completely tailor the pages to their child’s needs. Additionally, Smith-Bradfield and Frei have added pull-out pages, with sections such as “Dinner and a Movie” and “Sleepovers” leaving the person in charge with the most important and likely needed information.
Julie Marmon, M.D. says, “This book provides parents a method to convey crucial data and not worry that important details have been glossed over. The step-by-step instructions and flow charts with areas to personalize, streamline care and remove fear from a situation which may be scary for sitters and family members. Great work!”
While there are hundreds of books on diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes and Babysitting: A Parent’s Toolkit is the first to simply teach the pertinent information, without overwhelming the teenager or adult caregiver. For more information, please visit www.sciencehorse.com.
TYPE 1 DIABETES AND BABYSITTING: A Parent’s Toolkit
By Stacey Smith-Bradfield and Dayna Frei
Science Horse Productions, LLC
P.O. Box 38879, Colorado Springs, CO 80937
ISBN: 978-0-615-86345-0
Price: $15
CONTACT: email sciencehorseproductions@gmail.com phone 719.237.6631
type1toolkits.com 