Type 1 Diabetes in Lockdown
by Jennifer G. July 1st is day 110 since our family decided we would have to stay home. We have a daughter with type 1 diabetes and a son with a compromised pulmonary system from asthma and
Continuous Glucose Monitoring Helps Young People with Type 1 Diabetes Achieve Better Glycemic Control
Study Highlights: Six-month clinical trial shows that continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) helps adolescents and young adults manage their type 1 diabetes more effectively, compared with daily use of blood glucose finger-stick test strips. CGM users saw significant
Needles, Nerves, and New Tricks
By Kerry McCawley I was diagnosed with type one diabetes when I was 21 months old. I can’t remember my life without diabetes, it’s a part of me and it always will be. Finger pricks, calculating carbs
Type 1 Diabetes and Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. If you need help, contact Colorado Crisis Services by texting ‘TALK’ to 38255 or calling 1-844-493-8255. by the Pediatric Behavioral Health Team at Barbara Davis Center: Shideh Majidi, MD; Ellen Fay-Itzkowitz,
Contraceptive Options for Women with Diabetes
As part of Women’s Health Week, we take a look at the challenges and circumstances women face when living with type 1 diabetes. by Sarit Polsky, MD, MPHOriginally published to DiabetesSisters.org March 2019 Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH There are
Menopause in Women with Diabetes
As part of Women’s Health Week, we take a look at the challenges and circumstances women face when living with type 1 diabetes. by Sarit Polsky, MD, MPHOriginally published to DiabetesSisters.org July 2019 Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH The menopausal
Pregnancy and Diabetes
As part of Women’s Health Week, we take a look at the challenges and circumstances women face when living with type 1 diabetes. by Sarit Polsky, MD, MPHOriginally published to DiabetesSisters.org October 2019 Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH Pregnancy can
Diabetes is a Bump in the Road
by Madeline V. When I was first diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic at the age of 9, I was scared. Scared of being treated differently. Scared of not knowing how this would change my future. It
My First Telemedicine Visit
by Paige L. I have had type 1 diabetes for 15 years and throughout my time with diabetes, I have never had a digital doctor’s appointment or “telemedicine” experience. My family even moved to Colorado
Sensor-Phobia
by Renee Choksey I was always so terrified of adding a sensor to my everyday diabetes life. I didn’t realize what I didn’t know. It seemed scary to me. The thought of a sensor put the worst
