Healthy Resolutions for Families

Healthy Resolutions for Families

As we say goodbye to one year and look toward the next, our minds are naturally drawn to resolutions, goals and changes we can make to have a fresh start. When making resolutions as a family, it’s important to keep the bigger picture in mind and seek progress over...
Preparing Your Child for Pokes

Preparing Your Child for Pokes

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health network is dedicated to making your child’s experience with any poke, from vaccination, IV start or lab draw, as easy and stress-free as possible. We recognize the “poke” (needle stick) may be a bit uncomfortable, but if we work...
Five Items to Add to Your Healthy Year Checklist

Five Items to Add to Your Healthy Year Checklist

Make this a year of better health. Use this quick checklist to guide your health and wellness efforts: Get a flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccine if you haven’t already. Seasonal flu has taken a backseat to the coronavirus, but cases of flu are already popping up. If...
Managing Diabetes During the Holidays

Managing Diabetes During the Holidays

With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, it is important to be aware of the extra food and treats your child will be offered during holiday parties, especially for children with diabetes Diabetes is a metabolic disease in which the body is unable to...