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Written by: Shideh Majidi, MD Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology Approximately 18,000 youth are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes every year and nearly 50% of Colorado children with newly diagnosed diabetes present in Diabetes Ketoacidosis (DKA). Classic symptoms

By Jennifer Hess This picture is from 7 years ago. We were hiking and my 4 yr old was pretending to be a bear. You may not even see it, but he is very sick in this

By Mattie Peck Type 1 diabetes can sometimes just be impossible to control. As an adult (26), I try my absolute best to keep my blood sugars in range (much more than I was able to as

By Todd Alonso, MD Assistant Professor Assistant Medical Director for Quality and Informatics Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes Anyone wrangling the day-to-day variations in blood sugar has observed that some times of day present particular challenges. Experts

By Joleigh Burgett    Imagine your life changing in a blink of an eye, with no way of turn back. On the outside it may look like nothing but on the inside, it is so much more. It

By Jennifer Griffin It’s October and as the weather changes thoughts turn to Halloween. Whether it’s your first year or your fifteenth the massive quantities of candy, treats and not to mention the extra exercise of Trick

By Roni Miller, P.E. Teacher at Sunset Park Elementary in Pueblo, Colorado Each fall Sunset Park Elementary decides on a Community Outreach Fundraiser for our students to participate in during the spring.  This fall, we decided to

A few days ago, I was reminded that 2 years ago Annie started in her first research study at the Barbara Davis Center (BDC) as a newly diagnosed child. I remember getting a phone call from a

By Mattie Peck, Marketing & Outreach Manager for the Children’s Diabetes Foundation When living with type 1 diabetes, a good portion of your life is taboo. You’re able to speak another language of carb counting, basal rates,

Hi!  My name is Corinne Watne.  I am 10 years old and in the 5th grade. I was diagnosed with autoimmune type 1 diabetes on December 22, 2015, just a couple days before Christmas. Boy, did that