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Do you talk to your doctor if you’re struggling to pay for diabetes supplies? November 24 – December 1, 2021 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 […]
Read MoreVirtual Friends for Life Orlando 2021 Rules of the Road Code of Conduct Welcome to the Virtual Friends for Life Orlando 2021 conference! Thank you for joining us! We are excited to connect with community members and bring a little bit of that FFL magic to you at home! Although we are not meeting in […]
Read MoreSurviving an Everest Avalanche Join us for a discussion with journalist, runner, and person with diabetes, Svati Kirsten Narula, to hear the story of how she survived the April 2015 avalanche at Mount Everest! Svati Narula is a journalist, distance runner, and outdoor enthusiast. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000, at the […]
Read MoreFriends 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 […]
Read MoreYouth 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 […]
Read MoreWelcome to mission control for Sunday, March 21! Today, we’re focusing on advocacy and community, with sessions about digital health, raising your voice, and ways to tell your diabetes story. We also have exercise sessions for the kids and places for kids to connect and share with our staff! Return to Saturday Friends for Life […]
Read MoreYouth 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 […]
Read MoreYou’ve probably been told by your doctor (or your child’s doctor) that people with diabetes should get the flu shot every year. CWD agrees! We’d like to share the science behind that recommendation so you can make informed decisions for you and your family. Do people with diabetes have higher risk of getting the flu? […]
Read MoreChildren with Diabetes – Polls from 2019 Each week we ask our readers to share their experiences living with type 1 diabetes, and each week, our CWD community grows and learns together. Visit our Current Poll to see this week’s poll, or review the results of previous polls below. And if you have a poll […]
Read MoreScreenside Chats with CWD Language Matters Watch this replay of diabetes community advocates Chris “Grumpy” Aldred, Renza Scibillia, and Sana Ajmal, discussing how the words we use can help reduce diabetes stigma. This chat was facilitated by Kerri Sparling. This video was originally broadcasted live via webinar on September 6, 2020 at 3 pm ET. […]
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