DSOK Spotlight

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…

By Katie Aldridge My name is Katie. I have type 1 diabetes. I’ve always worked hard at managing it, but after 23 years, a person gets weary. It requires constant…

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…

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;…

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…

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…

By Mark Carter Spring break during my freshman year in college was a time I will never forget. Unfortunately, the memories I have are not of a beach in Florida,…

By Susan Quintanilla, T1D Mom My daughter, Ryan Elizabeth, has had her insulin pump and CGM monitor for almost 7 months. Like many other kids with T1D, she goes to…

By Kim Boaz-Wilson, RN, BSN, CDE…Mother to one, mother of many Camp Endres Senior, held in early July, welcomed 69 teens to a fun and impactful week. Many friends were…

By Maddi Fowlkes, DSOK Summer Intern June 6, 2016 was the first day of the 7th annual Camp NoHiLo for children with type 1 diabetes, aged 4-10 years. Of the…