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Diabetes Spotlight: Amy Lasater
My name is Amy Lasater, and my story began 32 years ago at the age of 3 when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I grew up in a…
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My name is Tiffany Cooper, and I am 17 years old. In September of 2006, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Since then, life has been pretty sweet, if…
Read MoreConnecting with other local T1D families
By Kelly Caven Shortly after our son, Liam, now four years old, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, we attended a support group organized by the Department of Psychology at…
Read MoreHelping students with diabetes
By Elizabeth Boaz-Montzka Hello! My name is Elizabeth Boaz-Montzka and I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 46 years; I’m now 54 years old. I live in the western suburbs of…
Read MoreConnecting through diabetes
By Lincoln Keck Twenty years ago this summer I lost my best friend, Nathan, and made a new one, Ryan. My time that summer at camp, and every year since,…
Read MoreOne mom’s quest for Sugar Surfing Success!
By Megan Rose, mom of a child with T1D Dr. Stephen Ponder is a pediatric endocrinologist who has lived with Type 1 Diabetes for around 50 years. I learned that…
Read MoreShared diabetes journeys
By Rayna Zimmerman My sister was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of six; I was sixteen then. My daughter was diagnosed at the ripe age of four;…
Read MoreDiabetes Daily Grind
By Amber Clour Now that National Diabetes Awareness Month has wrapped up, what better topic to write about than the impact the diabetes online community (#DOC) has had on my…
Read MoreSam Steger’s Story
By Keely Steger and the rest of the Steger Family: Charles, Noah, Sam, Austen, and (new baby!) Harper Just like every T1D family and individual, we have a date we…
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