A 2014 study by Stanford University in California, which was published in Diabetes Care, found that people living with Type 1 diabetes make an extra 180 decisions every day, on average. This is a lot, and I guarantee this also stands for parents who manage their young child’s diabetes.

I have been feeling more burned out lately, and my advice around this? Let those feelings process. Don’t rush or push them, let them be, and know, when we come together, it makes it a little less hard. Reach out to me whenever you just need to relate, vent or share.

Here are notes on my thoughts of living with Type 1 Diabetes.