Type-1 Diabetes

A fascinating interview with Meaghan Bates Lorenz, about parenting a child with Type-1 Diabetes. We are grateful for this candid discussion in which Meaghan  shares the things we all need to know about Type-1 Diabetes. Listen in and learn something new!

 

Websites that are wonderful all-around resources:

Beyond Type 1 

T1D Exchange

DiaTribe

Facebook support groups:

T1D Mod Squad

Diapers and Diabetes

Facebook groups that support the type of insulin pump and CGM you use if you use them- there are support groups for each brand and they are incredibly helpful.

Books:

Sugar Surfing

Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution

Think Like a Pancreas

Resource for getting affordable insulin:

GetInsulin.org

DiaTribe Article and Resources for Insulin

For activism about the extreme costs of insulin. I recommend contacting your Senator to demand that insulin not only be capped but BE FREE. It is a life-saving medicine and it should cost nothing, just as it does in so many other countries around the world.

Resources for Allies who want to learn more about what life with Type 1 is like:

Stories about Diabetes

Virtual Diabetes Coaching taught by professionally trained Type 1 Diabetics:

Integrated Diabetes Services