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How has living through the COVID-19 pandemic affected your family? August 12 – 19, 2020 The world has been grappling with COVID-19 for months, and our diabetes community is dealing with affected income, difficulty accessing healthcare, navigating childcare and school, and also the mental health burden of living through a pandemic. The vast majority of […]
Read MoreAbout Children with Diabetes Children with Diabetes is an Ohio-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing education and support to families living with type 1 diabetes. Our official corporate name is T-1 Today, Inc. (Ohio Charter 2231845) with a Trade Name Filing for Children with Diabetes. Most people know us as Children with Diabetes. Our Mission Children with […]
Read MoreVirtual Friends for Life Orlando 2020 Conference Report A Look Back at Virtual Friends for Life Orlando 2020 From July 14 – 19, 2020, CWD held our first Virtual Friends for Life Orlando (VFFLO) conference, bringing families together in true CWD-style through the combination of video conferencing and the magic of Friends for Life. By […]
Read MoreChildren with Diabetes is proud to announce the third CWD President’s Award for Innovation. The award is presented to the health care professional that exemplifies extraordinary leadership in using innovation and advancements in technology for insulin delivery and devices that help people with diabetes to thrive. Selected by CWD President Mr. Jeffrey Hitchcock, this year’s […]
Read MoreConference Volunteers Teen Team Our Teen Team oversees programming for our Fiffles aged 13 to 17. Tween Team Our Tween Team oversees programming for our Fiffles aged 9 to 12. Elementary Team Our Elementary Team oversees programming for our Fiffles aged 6 to 8. Kiddie Kove Team Our Kiddie Kove Team takes care of our […]
Read MoreFriends for Life Orlando 2021 Conference Report A Look Back at Friends for Life Orlando 2021 We came, we saw, we Fiffled! Thank you, THANK YOU to our CWD family for the most incredible, Fiffle-affirming experience of 2021. Being back together in Orlando this year was exactly the kind of magic and reconnection we were […]
Read MorePlatinum Level Sponsors In 1923, the founders of Novo Nordisk began a journey to change diabetes. Today, we are thousands of employees across the world with the passion, the skills and the commitment to continue this journey to prevent, treat and ultimately cure diabetes. Novo Nordisk is proud to once again be a Platinum Level […]
Read MoreWelcome to your home base for Sunday, July 19th! Virtual Friends for Life Orlando 2020 ends this morning, and we’re sending our new friends for life off in style with our Farewell Breakfast. The open-forum Hallway Zoom rooms are open to connect with your Fiffles until noon. Our team cannot thank you enough for joining […]
Read MoreWelcome to your home base for Saturday, July 18th! We’re excited to bring you some excellent sessions this weekend, including advocacy sessions, psychosocial discussion groups, and a Q&A with VIPWD, Mark Andrews. Our evening program celebrates Family Fun Night and our Prom-style Teen dance. Check out the links below, which are organized by time slots, […]
Read MoreIn a brilliant, definitive history of one of the most significant and controversial medical events of modern times, award-winning historian Michael Bliss brings to light a bizarre clash of scientific personalities. When F. G. Banting and J. J. R. Macleod won the 1923 Nobel Prize for discovering and isolating insulin, Banting immediately announced that he […]
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