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Strength Is Accepting Help for Chronic Anxiety
Kaylin Hunter used to think being strong meant refusing a life vest and fighting the T1D current and the anxiety of managing a chronic disease entirely on her own, but she now defines strength as reco...
Childhood, Interrupted — Reconciling a Carefree Life with a Demanding Disease
From the minute you, or someone you love, receives diagnosis of a chronic disease, your view of the world shifts. It doesn’t take time to sink in. It starts now. The clock is reset. Your life is red...
Samantha & Ryan Talk Getting Married with T1D
Weddings are already incredibly stressful, and getting married when not one but both people involved have type 1 diabetes can make things that much more difficult, but also that much more rewarding.
A Dad’s Letter to Type One
Dear Type One Diabetes: You came into our life quickly and unexpectedly a few years ago ...
Levi’s Story
It was Friday, March 7, 2014, at 5 a.m., and despite a sleepless night rocking Levi, I was awake and anxiously waiting for the doctor's office to open.
Caring for a Diabetic Toddler
Day cares can't legally turn us away for diabetes because type 1 diabetes (T1D) is considered a disability. But, the day cares we met with were skeptical, discouraging and not all of them could d...
How to Get the Diabetic Alert Dog You Want
We unfortunately started our journey with a company that we chose to leave because they were being sued by many unhappy families. We left and lost our money and faith, until we found Canine Hope for D...
Life with Type 1—A Photo Essay
Life with type 1 diabetes is a perpetual, exhausting tightrope act. Tom brings us along for a type 1 photo essay showing his day-to-day.
Part Six: 151
“It’s 151,” he said, his voice tense and perplexed. “What does that mean?” I could barely hear him. I felt like I was falling down a black hole. My vision was clouding in at the edges. I co...
Do you celebrate a diaversary?
We all have a diagnosis day. It is a day that would be tough to forget, but the question is, how should the day be recognized?
No Shame, No Blame, T1D Diagnosis Game
Instead of shame and blame, a mother, caring for a son living with T1D, knows that advocacy, education, and empathy lead to faster diagnosis.
12 Things that Only a T1D Parent Understands
There are somethings that only a T1D parent understands. Beyond Type 1 knows exactly what you mean.
What you should know about being a mom to a T1D Teen
I began hyperventilating. I wanted nothing else than to collapse on the floor and cry into my hands. I probably would have, but I looked up and saw Sam staring at me. “What are we going to do?” He...
It Feels like Drowning—A Diagnosis Story
Breathing under water is impossible, but I feel like I have to try anyway. I am more than a diagnosis and a lousy pancreas. I have found strength I never knew existed. My feet can’t reach the bottom...
Diagnosed with Type 1 at Age 57
Laying there on the stretcher, I told the doctor that I knew I was bitten by a mosquito and probably had the Chikungunya virus. Then he looked at me and said my sugar level was 750 mg/dL and I was in ...
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