Celebrating National Diabetes Awareness Month with Registry Participant Stories
Happy National Diabetes Awareness Month from your friends at T1D Exchange! This month we’d like to recognize our T1D Exchange…
Living with T1D: Real Stories from Registry Participants
At T1D Exchange, we know that sharing the real-life experiences of those living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is crucial…
From Diagnosis to Today: Two Hispanic Women’s Nutrition Stories
Diabetes nutrition recommendations have had many iterations over time. Until the early 2000s ushered in carb counting, exchange lists were…
Treshawn Gause: Professional Basketball Player, Business Owner, and Person with T1D
Meet Treshawn “I’m a good basketball player, but who knows if I would have been accepted because of my medical…
The Work of Living with Type 1 Diabetes
Living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) involves so much more work than managing your blood sugar. We’re not even referring…
Qualifying for the Ironman World Championship with Type 1 Diabetes
Editor’s Note: This article is based on Lauren Dahlin’s personal experience managing T1D while training and competing in triathlon events….
Diagnosed with T1D in 1972: I Believed I Wouldn’t Live Past 45 Years Old
Jack Collins was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in 1972 — about 50 years ago. Despite having a blood…
Love & Life with a T1D: “I am her biggest fan.”
They say managing T1D (type 1 diabetes) takes a village. For me, this couldn’t be truer. There are quite a…
If You’ve Lived with T1D for 10, 25, 50, or 75 Years…
“Every day with type 1 diabetes is an accomplishment,” says Jeff Hitchcock who founded Children with Diabetes (CWD) after his…
Advice for Someone Newly Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
Those first few weeks, months, and years with type 1 diabetes are usually remarkably overwhelming. Too often, you might not…
