When T1D Becomes a Family Affair

Living with type 1 diabetes on your own is difficult enough.

But what happens when you have T1D, and you also have a child with type 1 diabetes?

My guest on this episode of The Diabetes Psychologist Podcast is Chelsea Lugone. Chelsea was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 23 years old, and she is a nurse practitioner caring for people with T1D. She has three children, two of whom have T1D. Chelsea talks about the challenges and the bright spots of having two children with T1D while living with the condition herself. She also offers some great advice and encouragement for anyone with diabetes who is thinking of becoming a parent but who is worried or scared about being a parent with T1D or possibly having a child with T1D.

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