“It Doesn’t Have to be Serious and Scary” – Talking About Lows with Ginger Vieira & Mike Lawson

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“How do you treat lows? We’re not just talking about candy vs juice. Treating lows also means managing expectations, considering mental health and even addressing other people’s reactions. The authors of the new children’s book “When I Go Low” join us for a great discussion about what can be a frightening issue for kids and adults who use insulin.”

Children With Diabetes: Interview with Ginger and Mike

Organization: Children With Diabetes
Watch the full interview: https://childrenwithdiabetes.com/featured/when-i-go-low-interview-with-ginger-and-mike/

Ginger Vieira and Mike Lawson have teamed up to bring a new book to the diabetes community: When I Go Low. Our CWD team had a chance to connect with them both about why they created this book and how they hope it will help the diabetes community.

MEET THE CREATORS OF “WHEN I GO LOW: A TYPE 1 DIABETES PICTURE BOOK”

Website: Beyond Type 1
Read The Full Interview: https://beyondtype1.org/when-i-go-low-book-interview/

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“When I Go Low,” Written by Ginger Vieira and illustrated by Mike Lawson, is a new children’s book for kids with Type 1 diabetes. The story follows Jax the Cat, who lives with T1D, on his quest to describe what it feels like to have low blood sugar. He even finds new dia-buddies along the way! BT1 recently chatted with Ginger and Mike about the book and their own experiences with T1D.

Helping Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes Learn to Spot Low Blood Sugar

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The downright courage of young children with T1D is what inspired me to start creating text for a book that would not only give those kids a high-five for their courage, but also offer them a fun way to stay safer as people who need to take insulin every day.

(Have I mentioned how scary low blood sugars can be at any age? I can’t even imagine how scary it must be for parents caring for young children with T1D.)

Taking note of what storyline patterns kept my children’s attention as toddlers, I set out to write this T1D book with a bit of repetition, a variety of enthusiastic characters, and clear explanations of a handful of the most common symptoms of low blood sugar.

PODCAST: Just Talking With Mike Lawson

Podcast Title: Just Talking
Host: Chris Snyder
Listen To The Full Episode: https://justtalkingpodcast.com/2018/07/31/with-mike-lawson-073118/

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This week I’m joined by Mike Lawson for a conversation about the joys of theater, redefining personal efforts at diabetes advocacy, the challenges of drawing rabbits, and his new book, “Open Up Your Bag – A Diabetes Picture Book”.

Visit diabetesdoodles.com to Mike’s book.

mySugr: What do you need to know about National Read a Book Day?

Video Hosted By: Scott Johnson & Cherise Shockley
View The Full Video Here: https://www.mysugr.com/en/blog/what-do-you-need-to-know-about-national-read-a-book-day/

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Cherise: All right, since we talked about how complicated diabetes is, we talked about balancing diabetes, and we both talked about those Bright Spots & Landmines, I would like to throw in there a book that was just released by Mike Lawson (diabetesdoodles, Twitter: @MrMikeLawson, Instagram: @mrmikelawson) which is a diabetes picture book, which is for parents who have diabetes, or parents of children with diabetes to share their pictures. How to check, check, check. So I'd like to put it out there.

Scott: Open Up Your Bag, by Mike Lawson.




PODCAST: Diabetes By The Numbers

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Open Up Your Bag is a delightful children’s book that helps familiarize young ones to the everyday tasks that come with living with diabetes. As Mike mentions, it also helps facilitate discussion about life with diabetes between kids and their parents.

If you’re a fan of Mike’s artwork at DHF and elsewhere, you’ll notice it in the new book because he’s the illustrator too! In fact, that image above is me, along with the title of the book. And I love it.

In our conversation, we talk about the book, about Mike’s creativity, and his lifelong love of children’s literature. It’s a terrific chat, and a terrific book.

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