Every story matters. From the moment of diagnosis to the time you conquered the overnight basal rate to the moment when you realized that the CWD community has your back, every story in your diabetes life matters.
Do you have a story to share about your experiences with diabetes? We want to hear from you! Tell us your story using the form below and we'll consider it for inclusion in the CWD Stories section of our website.
Featured Stories
Tina Winfield
Receiving a CWD Journey Award is important to me because when I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes 10 years ago, I couldn’t imagine how my life would be, I was terrified. This award is a great way to see how far I’ve come. From the bad days to the good, I’m still alive, thriving, […]
Janis Baldwin
I was diagnosed T1D, Juvenile Diabetes back then, on June 25th, 1974. I was 5 years old, getting my pre-K physical and shots to start school in September. I remember that day because my Grammy gave me some star chocolate candies before my mom took me to my pediatrician. I also ate a bowl of […]
Logan
From his mom, Wendy: My son Logan was diagnosed at 2.5 years old. He doesn’t remember a life that does not center around the constant monitoring of blood sugar levels, calculating carbohydrates and dosing for meals and snacks. It’s been a tough and long journey and while he has his fair share of days where […]
Maureen DelSordo
It’s been a long journey, rough sometimes, with some complications, but it’s made me a strong woman! I have two beautiful sons, with our 1st grandson on his way! My husband and sons, parents and siblings, have always been by my side. I’m so grateful for the advances in the medical profession, I’m so grateful […]
Melissa Quinn
I was diagnosed when I was seven and what I can recall from that time was my mom crying really hard and me learning how to inject oranges and then myself with insulin. My dad was a type 1 diabetic as well so I had that on my side as I started my journey. I […]
Pihu
When I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at five years old, my world changed. I went from being a perfectly normal, healthy, and growing kid who loved soaking up the sun to one who had to learn how to stab herself with insulin injections, prick her fingers with needles several times a day, and […]
Rosemary Boynton
I was diagnosed 62 years ago with T1D at the age of two. I have seen many changes in my lifetime, from glass syringes to disposable, the birth of glucose meters, and now CGMs, multiple daily injections to insulin pumps. The world is ever-changing and it has only gotten better for those of us with […]
Sam Rodriguez
As a young boy, and being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes was not good news. Especially when you parents did the best they could to keep you healthy. It was not like today, where thankfully there is more assistance, tools, and parents are more involved and are in the know with medications, etc. It is […]
Michelle Hefty
I spent my 12th birthday in the hospital when I was diagnosed. I was told I was very near being in a diabetic coma and extremely dehydrated. I was a walking skeleton that couldn’t make it through a day ay school. I slept all day, and peed 7 times one night. We learned how important […]
Patricia Marn
I was diagnosed at age four in 1969. We had to boil the reusable needles then. I heard the doctor tell my Mom that a life expectancy for Type 1 diabetics was approximately 35 years. I grew up with fear of turning 35. They did not know I understood what they were saying. I’ve now […]
