Living with Diabetes - Free Everyday Wisdom Kit for families of children with type 1 diabetes | American Diabetes Association

The Everyday Wisdom ™ Kit is a tool designed to help families of children with type 1 diabetes live with diabetes everyday.

When a child is diagnosed with a chronic disease like type 1 diabetes, everyday moments can become more of a challenge.

The Everyday Wisdom Kit helps families plan for everyday moments and events such as birthday parties, playing sports and getting behind the wheel.

The Kit comes in a reusable lunch bag and includes,

•A guide for parents
•A guide for the child with diabetes
•A guide for the teen with diabetes
•A guide for the sibling
•An interactive card game for the whole family
•An informational and inspirational DVD
•Juggling balls
•Emergency Contact Information refrigerator magnet
•Pocket-sized Carb Counting Tool
•Diabetes Dictionary

This interactive toolkit was designed for families of kids with newly diagnosed diabetes ages 8 and over.

Thanks to an educational grant by Lilly, the Everyday Wisdom Kit is available for free.

Order a kit online or call (800) DIABETES (342-2383).

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