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By Sarah Deatherage Day of Diagnoses McKenna had missed a week of school and was not feeling well. I thought it was a severe flu. At 8am that morning, I took her with me to a parent

By Sasha Amiscaray A day with type 1 diabetes can differ so much from day to day. Some days are easier than others and your blood sugar is in range all day. It is like you do

By Madisyn Reiakvam Being diagnosed with an incurable, life-threatening disease could never happen at the right time, but it felt like mine came at the worst time possible. Senior year is the bridge to the unknown. It’s

By Tara Dana The time leading up to Christian’s diagnosis is a little different than most. Since I have a family history with type 1 diabetes (T1D), we decided to have both our boys in the TEDDY

Written By Nicole Pihana Lala was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on March 1, 2018 My Lala girl has always been an uplifted high-spirited little girl. She will talk to anyone and say the darndest things to

By Corinne Watne Traveling as a type 1 diabetic is always an adventure! Hi. My name is Corinne and I am 12 years old. I have had T1D for three years. Although I have only gone to

By Michael Prichard On March 24th, at my college of 500 students, I performed quite possibly my final concert. I have been a self-proclaimed hip-hop/rap artist since I was 13, and have performed in churches, for a

By Wade Prichard April 4, 2005 was a difficult, emotional, and painful day for our family. Our youngest son, Michael, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 8. My hope is that this testimony

By Jennifer Griffin When we woke up the morning of March 8th, 2006, we had no idea it was going to be such a significant day. Natalie was two and a half years old and was well into

By Jennifer Schulz, Noelle’s Mom On Christmas Day 2016, Noelle was four years old and struggling with bouts of what her pediatrician thought was the “flu.” She showed all the signs of your typical bug and yet