From her mom, Jennifer: Amaya was diagnosed at the age of six on World Diabetes Day (November 14th) in 2014. She had just undergone a tonsillectomy when we noticed severe complications. While medical staff initially thought it was due to the surgery, her blood sugar was in fact dangerously high, and she was admitted into […]

From his mom, Vanessa: Before going through the process of potty training, we noticed Dominic was thirsty often and going through diapers quickly. After a few online searches, we contacted our pediatrician to confirm what we already thought was happening. Although there were lots of tears and frustration in the beginning as a family we […]

When I was diagnosed at age 14, I remember my doctor saying “Hang in there they will have a cure soon.” I have now passed my 42nd year of being a diabetic and enjoy the benefits of a pump and CGM (a big improvement from pig and cow insulin and multiple injections a day). Even […]

My older sister Erin and I were diagnosed as T1D when the Canadian Kidney Association was doing urine tests at our elementary school. Both of our tests came back with loads of sugar in our pee. We had chicken pox about a year prior so that may have caused the attack on our islet cells. […]

One Fall day when I was in 8th grade, I was so weak and delirious that my mother called an ambulance. I was in a coma when I was admitted to the hospital. During recovery, I began to learn about diabetes and the new life that was before me. I lived a scheduled life as […]

I remember the day my mother had taken me to the doctor for the diagnosis. I had not been feeling well, thirsty, urinating, and vomiting. I ended up in the hospital for a week or so 1970 during Halloween, I was seven years old. It was a scary time for me and my parent’s. I […]

When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, blood glucose testing was not available. I heard about it through a support group I joined in college, eight years after being diagnosed. Health care people told me to try to control my diabetes until a cure could be found. Well, here I am 50 years later and […]

From his mom, Jennifer: Nicholas was diagnosed on August 25, 2014 at 4 years of age. He is treated at Boston Children’s Hospital. Our family is duly indebted to his Doctor and Diabetes Nurse Educator. They have been with us every step of the way. Nick’s story starts similarly to most young Type 1 Diabetics […]

I was diagnosed at 5 years old and now looking back on all I’ve already accomplished while having diabetes is incredible. I did so many sports growing up from soccer where my dad would run along the side lines with a juice box in hand to prevent a low to playing water polo and being […]