Newly Diagnosed

Your child has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes ... Now what? Find advice and resources for your family here.

Recent Posts

The One Thing I Never Expected About College

Even the most well-prepared students can be in for some eye-opening experiences their first year away from home. So we asked freshmen College Diabetes Network members to suggest a few more things to plan ahead for.

Parents Reveal: The Best Question I Asked at Our 504 Plan Meeting

Wondering about specific accommodations to request? Here’s a look at what other parents have negotiated.

Letting Go

by Moira McCarthy, guest blogger, DespiteDiabetes.com

All our children’s lives (diabetes or not), we stand as their first line of defense, as their protectors and (whether they like it or not) guides. Then, suddenly, we’re going to just drop them off at college and drive away? Like, into the sunset? Yep, it’s jarring. But it doesn’t have to be.

How I Learned What a Severe Low Looks Like

by Heather Schuerman, guest blogger, Raisingrushandemmy.wordpress.com

As parents of children with type 1 diabetes, we have to be prepared for the worst, even if those times are few and far between, or never.

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Kids With T1D Are Just Like Everyone Else — Except When They’re Not

So which is it: Is type 1 diabetes a manageable condition that doesn’t hold kids back at all — or is it a life-threatening disease that’s extremely challenging to live with on a daily basis?