CWD News
A Car Accident and the Lessons Learned Long Before It Happened
Friday mornings are usually predictable. A test in AP Biology. A stop at Dunkin for a hot breakfast grilled cheese. Coffee in hand. Emotional support water bottle secured. A sixteen-year-old new driver feeling ready for the day. And then everything changed. At a red light, Ava’s car was T-boned. In an instant, a normal school […]
Diabetes Is Heavy: Real Struggles, Real Tools
Diabetes is heavy. It’s a nonstop guessing game that you’re almost constantly losing because a variable you didn’t think of was at play. You are also often experiencing glucose levels that are either too high or too low, or your glucose levels are fluctuating at a speed that causes you to feel symptomatic. Sure, the […]
Preparing for the Unexpected with Diabetes
Life throws us into plenty of situations we never see coming, whether we have diabetes or not. But when you live with diabetes, those moments can come with extra layers of complexity. Here are some real-life scenarios you might face, along with tools and strategies to help you stay safe and confident through them. Stranded […]
The Anniversary I Never Asked For
Some weeks are full before they even begin. The calendar is a battlefield of stacked meetings with the churn of household duties as the background noise that never goes silent. There are emails to answer, dinners to scramble together, and a grocery list that feels like a living, breathing thing. Laundry hampers are overflowing, and […]
Pizza without the Panic
Pizza is infamous in diabetes-land for causing erratic glucose levels after eating. This screenshot is from Reddit, where many people with diabetes (PWD) gather crowd-sourced information about diabetes management. When all PWD had were injections, it was almost impossible to succeed with a bolus adequate for covering the carbohydrate, fat, and maybe protein combination. Now […]
Miles, Smiles & TeamCWD Magic
This weekend at runDisney reminded us once again what makes this community so special. From the moment we arrived at the Charity Welcome Center on Wednesday, the excitement was impossible to miss. TeamCWD runners stopped by our table to pick up their swag bags — stuffed with green and orange wristbands, custom shoelaces, stickers, temporary […]
New Year, Same Diabetes
The calendar flips. The confetti gets swept up. Resolutions are written in fresh ink. And for families living with diabetes, the new year begins the same way the last one ended. With alarms. With supplies. With numbers. With love that never really rests. As parents, we enter January carrying everything we learned the year before. […]
If You Know, You Know: Diabetes Edition
There are certain things that only people with diabetes or their loved ones understand. When you meet other PWD, you connect on a level that’s different than those without diabetes. Since you both really understand what living with a dysfunctional pancreas is like, you can let your guard down about things you can’t with people […]
Wrap up the New Year with Refills
It’s the most wonderful time of year when it comes to refilling prescriptions – the deductible has most likely been met, so there are fewer out-of-pocket costs at the pharmacy. Now is a great time to ensure you have all the prescriptions that you may need as someone living with type 1 diabetes. It’s also […]
Finding Our Friends for Life in Every Time Zone
The Children with Diabetes team has just returned from the second Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes-Asia conference in Singapore. ATTD-Asia was a powerful reminder that the heart of the diabetes community extends far beyond borders and time zones. Throughout the conference, from formal sessions to quiet conversations in shared spaces, the sense of connection […]