Sandra Henderson

Sandra Henderson

Sandra Henderson is a freelance writer/editor, reporting on clean technology, modern architecture and design, healthy living and more. She is also very lucky to be the mother of Lela Rose, an adventurous little girl who doesn’t let type 1 diabetes stop her from dreaming big and loving sports. The German expat shares her home near Boulder, Colo. with her husband, daughter, two cats and a wannabe diabetes dog—Zola, the chocolate lab pup.

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Parenting By Numbers: T1 Kids Take Over the Slopes

January 16, 2014

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A mother shares her daughter’s first solo camp experience with Riding On Insulin, a winter sports camp for kids with…

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The Great Pump Switch

December 12, 2013

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A mother of an active 7-year-old with T1 weighs the pros and cons of the MiniMed Revel and the OmniPod…

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A Type 1 School Lunch Takes a Village

November 1, 2013

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Columnist Sandra Henderson shares how a team of school officials make sure her T1 daughter eats well at school.

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Trick or Treating is Complicated, But Not Impossible, with Type 1 Diabetes

October 7, 2013

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A mother of a child with Type 1 discusses how she navigates trick-or-treating.