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Famous With Diabetes

Famous With Diabetes

For proof that type 1 diabetes doesn’t have to hold anyone back from reaching their dreams, check out these famous faces who are counting carbs, checking blood sugar… and making a name for themselves!

The Paradox of Type 1 Diabetes

by Michellè Dreeckmeier, guest blogger, Familyingwitht1d.blogspot.com

To be okay — to be more than okay — we need to acknowledge the two realities of living with a chronic illness.

What I Wish I’d Said the Day You Were Diagnosed

by Amy Drauschke

Searching for the right words after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis? Start here.

The Sky’s the Limit?

Change is coming to the way pilots with type 1 diabetes are evaluated for commercial licenses — if these high-flying T1s have anything to do with it.

Miles

No Fundraising Required: Six Other Ways to Support Diabetes Research

If you’d like to help further diabetes research without raising a dime — or walking, running, or pedaling a mile — here are some more great ways to get involved.

A Dog and His Kid

Prepare to take a look into some seriously adorable puppy-dog eyes and hear the incredible stories of how these diabetes alert dogs saved the day!

On Our Own: What No One Knows About My Child’s First Weeks With Diabetes

by Amy Bevan

It’s been four years since we learned Miles has type 1 diabetes, and his diagnosis story is the thing I am most often asked about. But what no one asks about is something ten times more difficult.

The Dooley Family

A Letter to Myself the Day Before My Daughter’s Diagnosis

by Kristina Dooley, guest blogger, InspiredbyIsabella.com

As you head without warning into this journey, there are some things I want you to know. Actually, things I NEED you to know.

Usher

7 Celebs You Never Knew Were T1D Parents

These famous moms and dads know all the behind-the-scenes work you put into taking care of your child’s type 1 diabetes — because they’ve been there too.

Mary Poppins

11 Times Disney Characters Could Have Been Talking About T1D

Wise beyond their years, Disney characters seem to have an uncanny appreciation for what it takes to navigate life, parenting, and somehow even T1D.

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