#565 Crazy Mom from Texas

Relatable Stories

Shannon and Scott Benner share humorous anecdotes about managing type 1 diabetes in everyday life. Shannon recounts a school lunch incident where her child opted for fun dip over a proper meal, relying on a ring pop as a backup for low blood sugar. Scott relates to this, sharing similar experiences with his own child, highlighting the challenges of estimating carbohydrate intake and glycemic load in such situations 1.

If anyone doesn't know what fun dip is, it literally is a stick made out of hard sugar and then a bag of powdered sugar. And you lick the stick. Stick it in the stuff. It sticks to it, then you lick it off. It's fun dip. Yeah, it's sugar.

--- Scott Benner

Scott also humorously discusses the unexpected weight gain from indulging in cake pops sent by a listener, illustrating the challenges of maintaining a balanced diet while managing diabetes 2.

   

Parenting Insights

Parenting a child with type 1 diabetes brings unique challenges and insights, as Shannon and Scott discuss. Scott humorously suggests that the only way to find peace is to "get him married" and make him someone else's problem, reflecting on the evolving nature of parenting as children grow 3. Shannon shares her son's desire to live next door so she can always help with his diabetes management, highlighting the close-knit family dynamics often required in such situations.

He told me that he was going to move next door to us so I could always change his sight. This was when he was first diagnosed.

--- Shannon

Communication is another key aspect, with Scott sharing how he often receives messages at odd hours from people seeking advice, illustrating the constant demands on his time and the need for boundaries 4.