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Friends for Life: Spring Refuel 2021 Conference Report

March 25, 2021

Friends for Life: Spring Refuel 2021 Conference Report On March 19, 20, and 21, the CWD staff and volunteers came together to launch Friends for Life: Spring Refuel 2021, via virtual conference.  Due to COVID-19 restrictions on … well, everything this past year, we honed our virtual conference delivery skills and were able to bring our […]

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Diabetes and Family: Talking with Laura Billetdeaux

November 11, 2019

A self-described finicky connoisseur of hotel meeting space, cappuccino, and kid-friendly cheese and fruit platters, Laura Billetdeaux is the VP of Education and Programs at Children With Diabetes. Her son, Sam, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1998 and she connected with the CWD community soon after. Since 2000, Laura has organized every single […]

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CWD’s Breakfast Discussion at ATTD 2022

March 18, 2022

A Breakfast Discussion on How Patients are Using Technology for Better Care Children with Diabetes (CWD), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, education, and inspiration to families and children of all ages living with diabetes, invites you to participate in an open breakfast expert discussion on How Patients are Using Technology for Better Care. […]

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Virtual Friends for Life Orlando 2020

April 16, 2020

Registration is now closed. download the conference schedule OUR DEEPEST THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Lilly Diabetes Novo Nordisk Dexcom Omnipod Abbott Diabetes Care Medtronic Tandem Diabetes Care Roche Xeris Pharmaceuticals American Diabetes Association Beta Bionics CBDCE Companion Medical DRI JDRF – Beyond Type 1 Alliance T1D Exchange The conference is virtual, but the friends are […]

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Talking NASA with PWD April Blackwell

November 5, 2019

Ever wonder what it’s like to be part of the space program and managing diabetes at the same time? We had the chance to talk with Aerospace Engineer and NASA Flight Controller, April Blackwell, who has been living with diabetes since 1998. Children with Diabetes: When were you diagnosed with diabetes, and what was that […]

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Are People with Diabetes Immunocompromised?

April 7, 2020

Are People with Diabetes Immunocompromised? Are people with diabetes considered “immunocompromised?”  This is a question that’s cropping up regularly in the diabetes community, especially as we’re dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and people with compromised immune systems are cited as being in a “higher risk group.” The short answer?  No, people with diabetes are not […]

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Friends for Life Spring 2021 – Youth Staff

March 9, 2021

Youth Staff Our Youth Staff oversee the programming for our four youth groups: Kiddie Kove (0-5), Elementary (6-8), Tween (9-12), and Teen (13-17), as well as supporting our Siblings Program for our youth who have brothers or sisters (or parents) with T1D. Teen Program Staff Tween Program Staff Elementary Program Staff Kiddie Kove Program Staff […]

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Do you write down your insulin ratios or insulin pump settings?

February 25, 2020

Do you write down your insulin ratios or insulin pump settings? February 19 – 26, 2020 Keeping track of all the numbers involved in diabetes management can be a full-time job!  Our CWD family knows how important it is to stay on top of everything from blood sugars to carb ratios, and we make a […]

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Help with Nebraska’s CGM Bill

January 31, 2022

At Children with Diabetes our collective goal is to see diabetes cured and until that time, people with diabetes live as healthy and rich a life as possible. We each work to achieve that goal in different ways. Specifically, there is the introduction of the LB698 bill in Nebraska. The purpose of Legislative Bill 698 is […]

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Do you talk to your doctor if you’re struggling to pay for diabetes supplies?

November 27, 2019

Do you talk to your doctor if you’re struggling to pay for diabetes supplies? November 13 – 20, 2019 From insulin to glucose meter test strips to continuous glucose monitors to insulin pumps to doctor’s visits … the list of what it takes to manage diabetes is long, exhausting, and expensive. The diabetes community as […]

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