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8 Tips for Empowering and Being Empowered Women with Diabetes

In this session, Marina shared a topic that she likes to talk about both personally and professionally: women, empowerment, and diabetes.

Providing Culturally Sensitive LGBTQ+ Diabetes Health Care

Culturally sensitive LGBTQ+ diabetes health care can decrease stigma and advance diabetes care access for the LGBTQ community.

Navigating Addiction While Living with Type 1 Diabetes

"Drugs have a way of making everything in your life take a backseat to them..." But what happens when Type 1 diabetes can't take a backseat?

Body Image + Stigma in Diabetes

Four panelists discuss body image and stigma they have faced in the diabetes community as part of the Beyond Type 1 September Summits.

Connecting T1D Researchers: The Sugar Science

Dr. Monica Westley discusses The Sugar Science and how they are hoping to contribute to a cure for type 1 diabetes.

On Falling in Love + Climbing Mountains with Diabetes

Siobhan reflects on how she decided to get back to nature and how against the odds, she found someone wonderful to share her travels with.

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.

Runner Spotlight: Gary and Katrina Pilkington

Health and fitness are a priority in Gary and Katrina's lives so that they can set an example for their daughter and inspire others to do the same!

Representation in Media – How The Stories We Hear Become the Stories We Tell Ourselves

In the US, there are over 1.25 million people with type 1 diabetes. In 2017, there was only one regular or recurring character onscreen with type 1.

RaeLynn: Everything but Insecure

When I started taking care of myself, I just felt so much better about myself and just better about having Type 1 diabetes in general.

6 Tips for Surviving the Wedding Season

So by no means am I a pro, but I think I’ve picked up on the jist of what the whole “wedding guest as a Type 1 diabetic” lifestyle is alllll about.

How to Be a Supportive Partner: Advice from a Type 1’s Wife

A Type 1 Wife shares her journey toward supporting her partner in the best way possible.

A T1D Love Story

I’ll never forget the moment Ryan tested my blood sugar for the first time. It was early in our relationship; early enough that my stomach still did backflips whenever he called or texted; so early ...

My T1D Valentine

This Valentine's Day date with my type 1 love is gonna be off the insulin syringe!

Type 1 + Looking for Love

Of all the dating stories I have, the one where I eat Skittles off the bathroom floor of a Chicago bar is up there in entertainment value for listeners.