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Transforming Diabetes Education: Inside the Friends for Life Fellows Experience

August 15, 2023

The Friends for Life Fellows program was designed to help give healthcare professionals in training some very hands-on diabetes training. These are not necessarily specific skills, but more of a “diabetes-in-the-wild” and the reality of what living with diabetes looks like for the whole family experience. This past year, I had the privilege of coordinating […]

Highlights from ADCES23: Celebrating Diabetes Care and Education in Houston

August 8, 2023

Howdy friends! The Children with Diabetes team had the opportunity to attend the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) Annual Conference in Houston, Texas last week and we can’t wait to share with you some of our highlights from the event. This year’s annual conference was held at the George R. Brown Convention […]

Dealing with Diabetes Tech Adhesives

August 1, 2023

Diabetes technologies hope to improve both diabetes management and the burden that goes along with it. Countless studies have shown that use of these technologies can do both things, but they are not without their challenges. The Panther Program from the Barbara Davis Center has a lot of great resources including their page about Skin […]

Diabetes Chill Mode — the iLet

July 25, 2023

In my lifetime, there have been so many incredible advances when it comes to tools for keeping blood sugars in “target” as much as possible. I am so grateful for all these things – from rapid-acting insulins to CGMs (continuous glucose monitors), life with diabetes can be so much easier. But the thing is, even […]

Friends for Life Orlando 2023 Recap

July 19, 2023

Friends for Life Orlando 2023 was truly out of this world! Children with Diabetes welcomed over 1,800 people to the hallways of Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort for a week of friendship, education, and fun at our annual conference that focuses on providing care for those living with type 1 diabetes. From our bustling exhibit hall […]

ADA’s 83rd Scientific Sessions + Children with Diabetes = Where Diabetes Science and Hearts Collide

July 12, 2023

Two weeks ago several members of the Children with Diabetes team visited San Diego, California, to attend the 83rd annual American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions conference. As a first-timer, I wasn’t sure what to expect but knew that primary audience for the conference was healthcare providers and that the topics would be mostly about scientific […]

Keeping up with Diabetes Appointments

June 27, 2023

Keeping up with Diabetes Appointments There are a lot of different appointments when it comes to diabetes. There are the obvious ones, but then there are some that tend to get put on the back burner. Here’s the rundown on what is recommended for PWD (people with diabetes). Prescribing Provider Ideally, PWD have access to […]

Why Everyone Wants a GLP1

June 20, 2023

Everyone is trying to get their hands on the fancy new weight loss drugs – which happen to be medications designed for people with diabetes. More specifically, they were originally designed for people with non-insulin dependent diabetes. However, there are some definite benefits for those of us who are insulin dependent as well. Here’s what […]

Barriers to Screening in Type 1 Diabetes

June 13, 2023

Barriers to Screening in Type 1 Diabetes Anita Swamy1, Marissa Town2, William H Polonsky3,4 1 Chicago Children’s Diabetes Center at La Rabida Children’s Hospital, Chicago, Illinois; 2 Children With Diabetes, West Chester, Ohio; 3 Behavioral Diabetes Institute, San Diego, California; 4 University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California Abstract Since the consensus in opinion […]

Caregiver Fatigue: When Diabetes feels like a Boa Constrictor

May 31, 2023

As the month of May comes to a close, I find myself reflective upon the fact that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Yet, in the diabetes world, we don’t talk much about mental health, do we? Most of our diabetes chit-chat is about pumps or syringes and different types of insulin. We babble on […]

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