CWD News
Children with Diabetes at ADA 2025: Advancing Type 1 Care and Community in Chicago
The Children with Diabetes (CWD) team was proud to participate in the 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, held June 20–23, 2025, in Chicago. As one of the largest annual gatherings in the field of diabetes research and care, ADA Scientific Sessions bring together scientists, clinicians, and advocates from around the world to […]
DKA: One of the Toughest Opponents I’ve Ever Faced
A Young Athlete’s Story: The Essential Role of Ketone Checks in Preventing DKA Living with Diabetes: A Daily Balancing Act With roughly 16% of adults in the U.S. are living with diabetes[1] –about 1 in 6 people – many know the constant balancing act associated with managing it. The daily routine of monitoring glucose, carefully […]
Teamwork Makes the Insulin Work
When you have diabetes and work at a diabetes company, there are some unique perks. As the CWD team has grown over the last five years, so has the number of people with diabetes on the team. Of the team of full-time staff, there are four of us with T1D, and three parents of people […]
Using Smart Insulin Pens
Having options for managing diabetes is important because people are different and have different needs. This is also important for children who have diabetes, some of whom do not want to wear an insulin pump. What’s great is that there are more options than just pens or syringes; there are also smart pens. What exactly […]
An Ode to School Nurses
For many children living with type 1 diabetes, school nurses play a pivotal role in diabetes management. Many children are not able to manage their glucose levels without assistance, especially those who are newly diagnosed or not developmentally able to do so. Additionally, it would be difficult for most caregivers to manage their children’s diabetes […]
A Wrinkle in Time (in Range)
Now that many people with diabetes are using time in range (TIR) versus HbA1C as a benchmark for risk of complications, diabetes researchers and clinicians are starting to ask whether pushing further to “Time in Tight Range” (TITR) will be the next indicator used for diabetes care. As discussions continue, there are debates on the […]
Test driving the Medtronic 780g
This article was originally posted on Nov 1, 2023 Each time I try a new automated insulin delivery (AID) system, I find there are things I like and dislike about the system. As with most things, you have to find something that works for you and your diabetes management goals. For me, one of my […]
IDF 2025: Global Perspectives on Diabetes
Another month, another international conference for the CWD Team this spring. After spending a week in Amsterdam for ATTD, the team visited Bangkok, Thailand, for the International Diabetes Federation conference. This conference happens every three years and tends to cover broader topics in diabetes than ATTD. On the first day of the conference, Dr. Chantal […]
Smiles, Science, and Support: A Recap of IDF 2025
Sawasdee from Bangkok! The Children with Diabetes team is just returning from our travels across the globe, where we happily attended IDF 2025 in Thailand. With over 6,800 participants from more than 165 countries and territories, the conference was certainly one for the memory books. Over four days, we connected with global leaders in the […]
A Conference of Technology and Research
The CWD Team had the opportunity to attend the Advanced in Technologies and Treatments in Diabetes (ATTD) conference again this year, and it did not disappoint. Here are some of the important updates for the T1D community, many of which were presented in the ATTD Yearbook session. Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) System Improvements AID systems […]