CWD News
The Burden of Diabetes on Mothers
Type 1 diabetes is a lot of work – it requires almost constant management to keep blood glucose levels close to recommended targets. This workload can be even more challenging when you are responsible for managing your child’s diabetes because you only have so much control over their food intake, activity, and everything in between […]
Low Carb Diets in Children with Diabetes
There have been many varieties of low carbohydrate diets and, most recently, there are many people who adhere to restrictive regimens, such as ketogenic diets. But how do you know what is right for your child with type 1 diabetes? We’ll explain the most recent data on carbohydrate recommendations for youths with diabetes. In the […]
Mixing Alcohol and Diabetes
With the holiday season upon us, you may find yourself being offered more wine, beer, and mixed drinks than usual. If you have diabetes, there’s a bit more to consider than whether you prefer red or white wine. It’s important to understand how alcohol affects the body and what that means for your diabetes care. […]
The Impact of Implicit Bias on Prescribing Habits in Type 1 Diabetes
The Impact of Implicit Bias on Prescribing Habits in Type 1 Diabetes Do you remember first learning about insulin pumps or continuous glucose monitoring? Maybe your doctor or someone on your diabetes care team brought it up as a suggestion to help you or your child with diabetes management. You decided to check with your […]
Friends for Life Fall 2021: The Highlights
Missed the week of live events at our Friends for Life Fall 2021 virtual celebration? No problem! We have the recordings ready for replay on CWD’s website. Here is a quick rundown on what the sessions covered so you can pick which you want hear or listen to in the background while you’re working (we […]
CWD Celebrates 100 Years by Fundraising for the Future
Thank you to everyone who fundraised and donated to CWD’s historic 100 Years of Us Campaign – our largest campaign to date! CWD is powered by science and empowered by your support – every donation truly makes a difference and allows us to fulfill our mission. Didn’t get a chance to give? It’s not too […]
Support and Training When Starting CGM
Since continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems were introduction many years ago, when a person with diabetes first got one, they would receive in-person training to be sure they understood how the CGM worked. This included learning how to insert the device, calibrate if needed, that traditional finger-stick blood sugar measurement is a different from interstitial […]
Working to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune illness in which the body attacks the cells that make insulin, called beta cells. For the last few decades, scientists have been researching ways to interrupt this autoimmune process. The two main focuses for this research are preventing or delaying diagnosis and slowing the disease progression for people who […]
CWD’s Founder Receives ISPAD Hero Award for 2021
Jeff Hitchcock, CWD’s founder and president, was selected to receive the ISPAD Hero Award for 2021 in recognition of his work in creating and running Children with Diabetes and for the impact that CWD’s Friends for Life conferences have had on families living with type 1 diabetes. The ISPAD Hero Award identifies and honors non-clinicians* […]
Health Care Providers Weigh in on DIY Closed Loop Systems
The Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Diabetes World has been back in the news recently and more health care professionals who work in diabetes have been publishing articles sharing their experiences with these systems as well. However, since the DIY systems are diabetes care tools that were created by patients outside of the normal approval process, there is […]
