Tips from a Mom of a Diabetic Child

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This episode of the Healthy Family Project podcast is all about tips for families with a diabetic child. We're joined by Tampa blogger, Marisa Langford, to hear about her family's journey with diabetes and how they made important dietary and lifestyle choices to eat more balanced meals and prioritize physical activity. Marisa shared early signs of diabetes, advice for parents with newly diagnosed children, and her approach for balanced eating and encouraging her daughter to enjoy healthy foods.

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• 3:19 Meet Marisa!
• 4:45 Early signs of diabetes 
• 8:45 Advice for parents with newly diagnosed children 
• 10:18 How Marisa’s family approached balanced eating
• 12:22 The benefits of getting kids in the kitchen
• 22:03 Family gardening 
• 27:33 Marisa’s partnership with GoGo squeeZ

There's nothing easy or simple about finding out your child has diabetes. In this episode, we sat down with Marisa Langford and heard about her family's journey with diabetes and the dietary and lifestyle changes they adopted following the diagnosis.

Marisa's youngest daughter, Shelby, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 8. This started a parenting and life-long educational journey that centered around healthy eating. This process can be very nerve-wracking for families and Marisa shares great tips to navigate the early stages, how to not get immediately overwhelmed with all the medical jargon, and how to practice moderation when it comes to food.

Over the 3 years that Marisa's family has lived with this diagnosis, they've learned a lot of nutrition and have been able to pass on these learnings to their kids in a palatable way while empowering Shelby to get in the kitchen.

Relevant Links

• Check out Marisa’s blog
• Follow Marisa on Instagram & Facebook
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• Food Rx: Creating a Balanced Family Meal
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