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CWD News

Share Your Story

What’s your story? Our community is driven by stories from families living with type 1 diabetes, and we’d love to hear yours. Send stories about your T1D experiences to our editorial team and we’ll feature you on our website.

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FFL Seattle is Coming – March 29 – 31, 2019

The FFL Seattle conference is open for registration.     Have you attended a Friends for Life conference before? Wondering if it’s for you?  Here’s what some folks have to say about their FFL experience: “Friends for Life personally changed my own life. It showed me that there is a place for everybody in this world.”  – Michelle Auerbach “Other entities may certainly offer some of that in the guise of events and camps, but when it comes to the entire family unit, few do it as well and as completely as Children with Diabetes and their Friends for Life […]

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Welcome to the New Children with Diabetes Website!

Jeff Hitchcock, founder and president, began Children with Diabetes in 1995 in response to his daughter Marissa’s diabetes diagnosis at the age of two. The idea was — and continues to be — to share experiences with other families, so that together, we can all make a difference in the lives of everyone living with type 1 diabetes. And since our website went live in 1995, we’ve been an integral part of the diabetes online community. And today,  we’re proud to be launching our new online space. Welcome! Over the next few months, we’ll be rolling out many new features […]

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