Blog Posts

By Romain Ballet May has always been a special month for me. 15 years ago, on May 17th 2003, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I was 16 years old. Needless to say, Type 1 is a

By Jennifer Griffin You read that right, I hate diabetes. I said it. A lot of caregivers think it, but it’s not supposed to be said out loud (or written down!). We’re supposed to be strong, encouraging,

By Carlynn Martin My name is Carlynn Martin and I am a mom of a Type 1 (T1D) daughter named Chesney. I will never forget the day she was diagnosed: August 26, 2016. Everything surrounding that day

By Cheryl Lebsock Just so you know, Frank is a jerk. Dealing with Type 1 diabetes is hard. Really hard. Counting carbs, monitoring blood sugars, giving insulin and being prepared for every curveball that is thrown can

By Monica Johnson of Vision with No Sight In 1984, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 11. I grew up on 156 acres of land in a small town north of Syracuse, New York,

By Megan Aikman, wife of a type 1 and mother of 2 type 1s Originally posted on Beyond the Syringe Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the painful parts of diabetes, but really it’s not all

By Megan Aikman (wife of a type 1 and mother of 2 type 1s) of Beyond the Syringe Original post here Last week I spoke to my 7 year old daughter’s class about diabetes. I did this last year

We all have good days and bad days with type 1 diabetes, but these special things will always cheer us up! 1 – Seeing a straight (or even something lightly resembling straight) line on your CGM 2

Written by Thomas Lennon of Type1Lifting Click here to see original post Written on December 29, 2016 I knew going into 2016 that it would be a year of big changes. My wife and I had just

Written by: Shideh Majidi, MD Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology It is very common for people who don’t have type 1 diabetes to confuse type 1 (T1D) with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Adults (and occasionally teenagers) can be