Living

A D-family finds itself surrounded by a supportive network of other families touched by Type 1 diabetes at the Orlando conference.

People with T1D are prone to symptom-less Celiac. A new study is looking for volunteers to screen for the disease.

Rural families often have to travel far to visit diabetes centers. Here’s how one family builds in a silver lining with each trip.

Swimmer Erin Spineto found that the intense training for the swim gave her daily motivation to manage her diabetes.

Read this excerpt from Ginger Vieira’s new book, “Dealing with Diabetes Burnout”, on how to set yourself up for success.

Meet a Taekwondo-loving, soccer-loving boy with Type 1 diabetes who works to help T1D kids in other countries have better health care.

People with diabetes have played at the highest pro levels of the world’s sport, and Medtronic even hosts its own junior diabetes soccer tournament.

In an excerpt from “Dealing with Diabetes Burnout”, Ginger Vieira argues it might be healthy to end the quest for blood sugar perfection.

We’ve come up with 5 rules from the movies for how people with Type 1 diabetes should behave.

Being pregnant with Type 1 diabetes may be a lot of work, but it doesn’t require you to be perfect.

Two years after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Shawn Shepheard decides to run a marathon. Hockey gets in the way.

People with diabetes often find that blood sugar levels and emotional stability go hand in hand.

A young woman with T1 shares the frustration of being hospitalized while traveling.

Shawn Shepheard discusses Connected in Motion’s beginnings and the value of finding a positive community of other people with Type 1 diabetes.

That special moment when you have to explain to your doctor the difference between Type 1 diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.

When Shawn Shepheard was diagnosed with T1 late in life, he felt lost, but sometimes one moment can change everything.

A mother shares her struggles to know when to discipline and when to test her child with T1.

The Beauty and the Beast star talks with Insulin Nation on acting with apple juice, JDRF fundraising, and his competitive creative spirit.

In an excerpt from Balancing Diabetes, Kerri Sparling recalls butting heads with her mom over blood glucose control.

T1 cyclist Mari Ruddy relies on Paralympic gold medalist Chris Klebl for inspiration.