From her mother, Jamie: Charli was diagnosed with T1D when she was 18 months of age. She was in severe DKA at the time of diagnosis and spent 8 days in the PICU. We have taught her that she’s not defined by T1D and she has never lost her sparkle. She volunteers for Breakthrough T1D. […]

From her mother, Renee: Hello! I’m Renee from NJ and this is my daughter’s story. My daughter Madelyn was experiencing some irritability and frequent urination at the age of 2. I ended up taking her to the pediatrician and while they didn’t seem too concerned they sent a urine sample to the lab. On March […]

From his mother, Heather: Eli was 4 years old when he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. We are very thankful for a pediatrician who recognized his symptoms fairly early on at his yearly checkup so his diagnosis, while scary, wasn’t to the point of life threatening. Eli has had to deal with responsibilities from […]