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Confessions of a Diabetes Hoarder

February 7, 2023
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I have a confession to make. I’m a diabetes supply hoarder…a diabetes supply “prepper”…a person who worries about the “diabetes apocalypse.” I know I’m not the only one, and in fact, we recently received a question to our CWD Answers section asking about what someone with diabetes could do if there were a zombie apocalypse. […]

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Caregiver Fatigue: When Diabetes feels like a Boa Constrictor

May 31, 2023
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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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ISPAD 2023 Recap

November 1, 2023
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Goedemorgen! The Children with Diabetes team has just returned from Rotterdam, Netherlands and the 49th Annual ISPAD (International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes) Conference. We’ve had an amazing week connecting with our best diabetes Friends for Life in Europe and can’t wait to tell you all about our experiences abroad. Grab some french fries […]

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Care Suggestions

December 9, 2018

Care Suggestions Medical science has made great strides in advancing diabetes care practice in recent years.This page summarizes my view of the best care practices as they apply to kids with Type 1 diabetes. I am not a doctor – I’m just a parent who has cared for a child with diabetes since September, 1989. […]

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Presentations

October 26, 2019

Selected presentations from Friends for Life UK 2017 Sick Days & Stressful Days How Tight Should Diabetes Control Be? Family Teamwork Across the Life Span Nutrition – Evidence into Practice

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Siblings Series: An Excerpt from Balancing Diabetes

December 19, 2019

At our Friends for Life conferences, we bring focus to the sibling experience, and we’re very excited to highlight some of their perspectives through our Siblings Series.  In this article, we’re sharing an excerpt from CWD board member Kerri Sparling‘s book, Balancing Diabetes, about Siblings with Diabetes. – – – I don’t have a clear […]

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Friends for Life Orlando 2023 FAQs

August 26, 2022

Friends for Life Orlando 2023 FAQs If you’re new to Friends for Life Orlando, these Frequently Asked Questions can help you understand what it’s all about. If you’ve been before, we’ll explain how this year will be different. Will Friends for Life this year be different than past years because of COVID? It is important […]

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Friends for Life Orlando 2022 FAQs

January 18, 2022

Friends for Life Orlando 2022 FAQs If you’re new to Friends for Life Orlando, these Frequently Asked Questions can help you understand what it’s all about. If you’ve been before, we’ll explain how this year will be different. Will Friends for Life this year be different than past years because of COVID? It is important […]

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Friends for Life® – Canada 2019

March 13, 2019

Register Now Children with Diabetes and Connected in Motion presentFriends for Life® Canada 2019 After an amazing, educational, and life-changing conference in 2018, Friends for Life Canada is coming back to Niagara Falls, in partnership with Connected in Motion. Join families and adults living with type 1 diabetes for a weekend of sessions, workshops, and […]

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