Hi......my son was diagnosed with T1 diabetes 5 years ago....during this time we have had our challenges like everyone else, but the one thing I wanted to make easier for us all is 'Counting Carbs' ...and I have found a 'helpful' carb...

How many times have we, as patients or caregivers, felt that we were not taken seriously or marginalized by our healthcare providers? How often do we hear of people leaving their endo appointments in tears? Or feel guilty because of a single number on...

I was diagnosed 30 years ago at age 7. I don't broadcast or confide in many people that I am a Type 1. One reason is due to the ridiculous things they tell me, such as: You must have eaten too much sugar when you were a kid. It must be tough since...

There are some days that I can say, in a very un-ladylike fashion, DIABETES SUCKS. Nikki has had a run of really great health, fairly good numbers and perfect school attendance. Today is the first official day of CATS testing, so of course, we hit a bump...

Hi Just to say my son Rylan was born naturally on January 17th at 5:40 am. I was induced with Oxytocin and in the end they used forceps and a cut to get him out, but i'm fine and he's fine and thats all that counts!! lol Rylan was 9 pounds 6 ounces...

I've heard a lot about Symlin for about a year now. "SYMLIN is an injectable medicine used to control blood sugar after meals in adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who take mealtime insulin. It helps keep your blood sugar from going too high...

After some small delays on my training side I have decided that I should give an update about how things have gone since switching from the Minimed Paradigm to using the Animas Ping and also the Dexcom 7 Plus System. Plus someone asked, which means people...

I have always wanted a tattoo, but could never decide on what would be the appropriate glyph. Until I was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. When I am asked why I do not have a tattoo, I usually joke that God made me such a handsome masterpiece that infringing...

Do you have a Rufus, the Bear with Diabetes? If so, What is one of your fondest memories with Rufus? This June 1st, 2009, will be Rufus' 13th birthday. June 19, 1996 is when Rufus was embraced by the JDRF. November 1996 is when Bayer underwrote 15...

We are holding a Funniest Diabetes Poetry Contest and the winner will receive a $20 Amazon Gift Card. Who can enter? Any member on Juvenation. You can tell your friends with diabetes to enter by telling them to become a member of Juvenation.org. When...

Astronomical News Alert: JDRF Flag to travel to space today on the NASA STS 132 Mission. Thank you to JDRF Canada and astronaut Piers Sellers! Follow takeoff at 2:20 pm EDT at http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html Hey Juvenators! Here is this week's...

For diabetics on the pump.. could someone please give me a better understanding of what active insulin is? its kind of frusterating to me sometimes because its so slow and to me it doesnt seem like its working since my blood sugars are high. when i go...

This year for National Diabetes Awareness Month ( #NDAM ) we decided to have a Juvenation Blog Carnival Challenge ( #T1blogcarnival) – which will be one blog prompt per day for the entire month of November. This will really be a fun way to create...

Being a gadget hound and an owner of an Android phone, I read gadget news obsessively. I found this interesting article today, comparing the Android phone's features to the iPhone new features, after the next iPhone firmware update. This is what caught...

I believe the most common age for getting diagnosed with type one diabetes is 4-7 but I could be wrong. I got diabetes when I was 10 months old so I don't really know anything but having diabetes in my life, I've never had one of those "normal...

My 4 year old, Nicolas, was diagnosed with Autism Disorder at the age of 3, and 4 months after he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. This has been a challenging and stressful situation for me, and I'm wondering if there is anyone that can relate...

I thought diabetes was the worst possible thing that has ever happened to me. Honestly. It felt like a nightmare when I got diagnosed. The weeks following my diagnosis were an uphill battle. The numbers (blood sugars) got to me the most and still do....

Last week I got an email from my CDE: "I was wondering if you might be coming to the program at Health Trax on 2/26 (Note: Health Trax is a gym). If you are, I wanted to ask you to be a guinea pig for me & wear a Freestyle Navigator while walking...

Hey Juvenators! Here is this week's Friday Five! I hope you enjoy! 1. Calling all volunteers! If you would like to become a moderator on Juvenation please join the Content Crew Group or send Gina an inbox message ! 2. How do you deal with going to...

Following is Part 2 of a blog I posted on my Facebook profile just a couple weeks after my diagnosis back in January 2008. Of course, it is plenty full of its own misunderstanding, as I was still trying to wrap my brain around the mad injection of information...

Hey Juvenators! So, I realized I forgot to press send on the Friday Five this past week...ooops! So we will call it the Sunday Slip-up this week haha. Hope you all can forgive me :) 1. We are still looking for Juvenation volunteers so if you would like...

Hi Juvenators! A couple of cool announcements for you all! 1. There will be a live webcast with JDRF's Dr. Aaron Kowalski on August 26th at 5:00pm and 10:00 PM EST. Here is the link to the web page: http://www.artificialpancreasproject.com/live-webcast...

So, this week I went to the doctor for my three month checkup. I went for blood work the week before and I was really excited to see my A1c result. My appt. was at 8am Tuesday morning and the night before all I could think about was my test results. ...

Hey Juvenators! Here is this week's Friday Five! I hope you enjoy! 1. I want to share some really exciting news! We reached 10,000 members on Wednesday! I wrote how I feel about it in the forums . Share your best experience about being a member of...

Hey Juvenators! Presenting this weeks Friday Five! 1. Does someone close to you have type 1 diabetes? Share your stories and ask questions in the Friends and Family Group . 2. I have noticed lately that a lot of you have been writing in your blog pages...