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By Rachel Garcetti, PA-C, M.S. Physician Assistant, Pregnancy and Women’s Health Clinic of the Barbara Davis Center (BDC) For many women, pregnancy is one of the most exciting events in their lives. For women living with type

By Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH Director of the Pregnancy and Women’s Health Clinic of the BDC People who require intensive-insulin therapy and their supporters are well-aware of how difficult it can be to control glucose levels (A1C

By Lisa Meyers MSW, CDE Social Worker, Barbara Davis Center Adult Clinic Expecting a baby is exciting and joyful. For anyone, it can also bring stress and anxiety about the responsibility of carrying a new life. Women

By Stephanie Prince Alexander Originally found on Type 1 Toddler I recently read a lovely poem titled, “Nobody saw you,” written by a mother about all the endless tasks, responsibilities, heartaches, and joys a mother goes through raising

By Chantel Manuele When I was sixteen, I stood in a hospital room with my concerned mother. She seemed to be mulling over the symptoms of my thirteen year old sister that had brought us there –

By Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH and Rachel Garcetti, PA-C, MS Pregnancy and Women’s Health Clinic, Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes Blood sugar goals in pregnancy resemble normal or near-normal levels: A1c <6% for most of the pregnancy

Before Kelsey's Diagnosis By Kelsey Huss I can’t say I remember the day clearly, as my blood sugar was over a 1000 mg/dl by the time I got to the hospital, but it was a

By Nicole Werner, who wrote and delivered this speech to the county’s heads of nursing and healthcare when they would not allow her to make any adjustments to her daughter’s health plan during the school day. This

By Elizabeth Kampororo April, 1969. My adoptive mom, the best nurse ever (bias acknowledged), and I sat in my doctor’s office. Out came the diagnosis…diabetes. I was six years old and didn’t have a clue…my eyes were

By Sasha Amiscaray, a CDF Advocate Diabetes sucks. There isn’t really an easier or better way to put it. Over six years ago, on November 11, 2011, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Now I’m 15, a