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Kylie

February 25, 2025
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From Tyler, Kylie’s father: On 2/8/2016 our daughter Kylie was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. In her junior year of high school, shortly after submitting a project for her high school’s robotics team, Kylie became ill. Her mom and I initially thought it was simply exhaustion from many hours working on the robotics project. Kylie […]

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Londyn

November 3, 2024
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Diagnosed at age 4, Londyn started her diabetic journey early in life. She had just begun preschool, when her parents had noticed some weight loss but, had attributed it to a growth spurt. However, once she started drinking water bottle after water bottle they grew concerned, as it was not normal behavior for a 4 […]

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Caleb

August 15, 2024
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From his mom, Robin: My oldest son, Caleb, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 9 years old. Nine is that tender age just between child and pre-teen. The height of childhood perhaps, just old enough to glean enough freedom to roam the neighborhood with friends and start to understand how the world works, but […]

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Recapping ADA 2024

July 3, 2024
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The Children with Diabetes team just returned from a steamy hot Orlando and the 84th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association. As we unpack our bags and start our laundry from the trip, we can’t wait to share this recap of our time at the conference. Grab an iced coffee, and let’s get ready […]

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Gianna

January 3, 2024
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Gianna’s diagnosis was a total surprise although the signs (rapid weight loss, constant drinking and the metallic smelling breath) were there. After an emergency visit to our family doctor, it was confirmed that Gianna had diabetes. However; we were not prepared for the news from the endocrinologist. Gianna was in DKA and was rushed to […]

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Looking Back on 2023

December 27, 2023
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It was quite a busy year here at CWD! We began the year with our annual staff retreat in January where our key leaders met to discuss and plan our upcoming events. The retreat also serves as a time for staff and key volunteers to bond further and discuss the trials and tribulations of living […]

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Gordon Scheid

December 13, 2023
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From Jenny, Gordon’s daughter: My father was type 1 diabetes for as long as I knew him. He was an amazing role model and father! Ironically, he diagnosed my daughter with type 1 in 2011. He passed away in 2018 of complications from the effects of T1D. I’m passionate about the cure. I’ve been volunteering […]

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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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Jeff Nobles

September 24, 2023
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On September 24,1973, I was admitted to the ER of St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. I had been losing weight and experiencing the other symptoms of type one over the course of that summer, but we did not know what the symptoms indicated. I was 15 years old and lived with my mother, […]

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Emily King

August 10, 2023
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I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1991 when I was eight years old in Nashville, Tennessee, where I was born and raised. It was of course a life-changing diagnosis for myself and my family. Just like everyone else in the T1D world, I have experienced many highs and lows (literally and figuratively) with […]

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