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Everything You Need to Know About Vaccines and Diabetes

Written by: Daniel Trecroci

1 minute read

May 19, 2024

We sat down with Dana Howe, who is communications director at Vaccinate Your Family. Dana—who lives with type 1 diabetes—went over everything you need to know about vaccines and diabetes.

Vaccinate Your Family works to protect people of all ages from vaccine-preventable diseases. It also:

  • Educates the public about the importance of timely vaccinations and their safety.
  • Combats the abundance of vaccine disinformation.

See Dana’s entire interview below, in which she talks about the value of vaccinations for people with diabetes of all ages.

Author

Daniel Trecroci

Daniel Trecroci has been writing about diabetes for over 20 years. As one of the original team members at Diabetes Health, he spent more than a decade as Managing Editor, publishing thousands of articles and helping to establish the outlet as a leading resource for people living with diabetes. He later served as Content Manager for OneTouchGold, Johnson & Johnson/LifeScan’s official digital publication. Under his leadership, OneTouchGold earned the Web Marketing Association’s award for “Best Health & Wellness” website. Daniel has also written for Diabetes Research Institute, dLife, diaTribe, Healthline, CareDx, Pendulum Therapeutics, and Hero Bread.