CWD News
How to Fast Safely with Diabetes
Fasting is the practice of not eating or drinking for an extended period of time. This week marks the beginning of Ramadan, and with it comes challenges for people with diabetes who want to participate in the fasting tradition. Although people with diabetes are exempt from the fasting portion of Ramadan, many desire to follow […]
The Personal Experience of Sharing Your Blood Glucose Data
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES Imagine you have a device on you at all times that clearly shows every up and down of your blood sugar levels, and someone else is watching those levels. And it’s not just the data that is on display, but sometimes it can be all of […]
Get to Know Dido!
For a few weeks this spring, the CWD team had the honor and pleasure of working with the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Fellowship Program. Through that program, we were able to connect with a Chilean advocate and graphic designer named Macarena Zapata, who is the creator and designer behind Dido. Check out our […]
Diabetes Identity
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES My friends with diabetes and I often joke which came first, the type A personality tendencies or the type 1 diabetes? When you’re diagnosed with diabetes at a young age, it’s hard to say what pieces of your personality are attributed to growing up with a […]
Ultra Rapid Insulins Used in Insulin Pumps
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES One of the barriers to achieving “optimal glycemic control” is having insulin that works fast enough to match the absorption of foods. The rapid acting insulins that we currently have available take 20-30 minutes to be absorbed into the blood stream. In order to try and […]
March Minute Madness
Hello Team CWD! We are excited to bring another challenge to the calendar: March Minute Madness. This March Minute Madness is designed to focus on the amount of time we are active. There will be no goal other than the one you set for yourself. There will be no “required activity” other than what you require […]
Why We Need Friends with Diabetes (FWD)
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES When you live with diabetes, which is something that doesn’t ever go away, requires constant monitoring and decision-making, and it doesn’t always play by the rules … having friends who really “get it” can truly be life changing. It helps to have someone you can text […]
Diabetes Technology Initiation
Written and clinically reviewed by Marissa Town, RN, BSN, CDCES Diabetes technology has completely transformed in the last ten years. Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs), Flash Glucose Monitors (FGMs), Hybrid Closed Loop Systems (HCLs), all help people with diabetes manage blood sugars more easily. But when is the “right” time for someone to start a new diabetes […]
Time-in-Range vs. HbA1C
Advances in technology have helped ease some of the burden in diabetes self-management, and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has been one of the biggest game-changers. Having access to data in real-time, with directional arrows that help identify trends, allows people to make more informed decisions. Getting alerts that are customizable to help catch lows and […]
Diabetes and Health Disparities
Diabetes is a disease that affects people of all types, and while there are many factors that affect how well diabetes is managed, some of them are not modifiable, such as race. Although the pandemic has brought the racial health disparities in the United States to the headlines, there is still so much work to […]
