CWD News
Delaying Diabetes
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas.1 There are many different areas of research related to diabetes, and one of them is preventing type 1 diabetes. There is a large group of healthcare […]
Are Extended Wear Infusion Sets the Next Big Thing?
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES There are many studies showing that insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors help improve blood glucose levels.1,2,3 But one of the things that continues to be a challenge with Automated Insulin Delivery, also called closed loop systems, is the infusion set. If the infusion set does […]
Balancing Blood Sugar Anxieties: Do you fear high or low?
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES The mythical land of living life with diabetes in the “normal” range of 70-120 is just that: mythical. No matter what type of diabetes you have, it is nearly impossible, with the tools we have today, to maintain blood sugars in the target range 100% of […]
Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Diabetes Systems
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES DIY systems include a range of components, with each patient-designed part integrated into what becomes the system-of-choice for a person with diabetes. It takes research, patience, and resources to assemble a DIY artificial pancreas or CGM data stream, and your mileage may vary in terms of […]
Being a Mother
I am the mother of a diabetic child. I don’t know what it’s like to go to sleep at night and know for certain my child will wake up in the morning. I don’t know what it’s like to sleep the whole night through without waking up to do blood tests on my sleeping child. […]
FFL Scholarships Available
Friends for Life is a life-changing conference event that helps foster community, care, and connections in the diabetes community that truly last for life. We know that attending Friends for Life can include a financial hurdle, and our team is dedicated to helping as many families as possible get to Orlando for our flagship event. […]
Financial Stress & Diabetes
Healthcare in the United States is something that has been a hot topic in the news in recent years. We have a unique system and when compared to other high-income countries, we spend more money, but we have a lower life expectancy.1 Diabetes is one of the most expensive conditions in the United States. Here […]
We Need More Research on People with Diabetes Assigned Female at Birth
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES As someone who lives with diabetes and has a uterus, I can attest to the fact that diabetes complicates the functionality of my entire body. I can also say, without a doubt, that my normal hormonal fluctuations affect my blood sugars in seemingly sporadic and inconsistent […]
Glimpse into Normalcy
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES This past weekend, a team of 40 dedicated volunteers and staff for CWD’s Friends for Life conference met in our home-away-from-home: Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. For me, it was at first very scary to be around so many other humans after a long year of […]
Friends for Life 2021 is Returning In-Person!
Our team here at CWD is happy to announce that Friends for Life Orlando 2021 will be returning, in-person, this July! From the chair of the CWD board, Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD, MPH, FACPM: “The safety of our attendees and staff is of paramount importance to Children with Diabetes. To that end, CWD’s leadership team […]
