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Ringing in NDAM with our Friends at embecta

November 7, 2023

Honk honk!  HONK HONK! Hooonkkkk hoooonnnkkkkk! If you listen closely, you can almost hear the sounds of the taxis on the streets of New York City, right? As the CWD Team returns from the Big Apple, we can’t wait to share with you a brief recap of our experiences at Nasdaq in New York City. […]

ISPAD 2023 Recap

November 1, 2023

Goedemorgen! The Children with Diabetes team has just returned from Rotterdam, Netherlands and the 49th Annual ISPAD (International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes) Conference. We’ve had an amazing week connecting with our best diabetes Friends for Life in Europe and can’t wait to tell you all about our experiences abroad. Grab some french fries […]

Test driving the Medtronic 780g

November 1, 2023

Each time I try a new automated insulin delivery (AID) system, I find there are things I like and dislike about the system. As with most things, you have to find something that works for you and your diabetes management goals. For me, one of my main goals for diabetes management is to reduce my […]

Friends for Life White Plains 2023 Recap

October 17, 2023

It’s been a little over week now since the Children with Diabetes team returned from White Plains, New York. We’ve just concluded our Fall Friends for Life (White Plains) conference and our diabetes fuel tanks are overflowing after spending a long weekend with our Fiffles. Grab your hot apple cider and join me on a […]

Preparing for International Travel with T1D

October 10, 2023

When you’re traveling overseas and you have T1D, there are a number of considerations. Make sure you have a passport or visa to allow you to travel (and it’s not expired), pack the appropriate clothing, and, of course, pack enough diabetes supplies to last the whole trip. But what exactly does that look like? It […]

Careers in Diabetes

September 26, 2023

There are a lot of opportunities to make life with diabetes meaningful. One of the ways some PWD do this is through their career. I know myself, along with many of my friends, have done this through a variety of ways. It’s definitely not for everyone – because when you work in diabetes and live […]

Cool Tools for Diabetes

September 19, 2023

There are so many newer tools that can help you manage diabetes and it can be hard to keep up with what options are available. There are also companies that let you personalize your diabetes devices and add a little fun and whimsy into your life. Here are some that we know about – Glucose […]

Substances and Diabetes

September 13, 2023

Everything seems to affect blood sugars, from food to exercise to stress, and substances are no exception. Some recreational substances, such as alcohol and marijuana have been well-studied, while others are less understood. Here’s what the current research says about some of the more common substances and diabetes. Tobacco Smoking has an incredibly high-risk profile […]

Expectations versus Reality of Glucose Monitoring

August 29, 2023

Shaping Expectations at Diagnosis I feel very fortunate to not have much memory of my diagnosis. I was only 2 years old, and the only memories I have include a vague vision of a hospital room and my experience talking to my first diabetes psychologist. The diabetes psychologist memory is more vivid, and I remember […]

Musings from a Diabetes Mom Slacker (Back-to-School edition)

August 22, 2023

There. I said it. I said it in the title of this article and I mean it. I am a diabetes mom slacker and I haven’t prepared the first thing in our diabetes tool kit. School starts in less than a week and I am totally at peace with my status in life right now. […]

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