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Content independently created by WebMD and supported by our partners. Learn MoreManaging Type 1 DiabetesJohn Whyte, MD, interviews patients and advocates on what it’s like to continually monitor blood sugar. Tony Robie, Advocate
VideoPinning Your Blood Sugar
Father and wrestling coach Tony Robie knows firsthand that kids with type 1 can be fierce competitors if they re vigilant about their blood sugar.
ContinueJennifer Kirby, Advocate
VideoCan You Delay the Onset in Kids at Risk?
Insulin injections and constant blood sugar monitoring can be incredibly tough for kids to manage. So there s a drug to delay the disease for those at risk.
Mark Heyman, Patient
VideoBattle Burnout
Taking insulin and counting carbs every day can be stressful to manage. When you want to give up, seek out community and consider these pointers.
Laura Pavlakovich, Patient
VideoAnxiety Around the Extra Attention
Kids with type 1 shy away from stares and can feel isolated. Here s how one photographer made them less self-conscious of the needles and monitors.
Kerri Sparling, Patient
VideoReal Life With Type 1: The Parts People Don’t See
“All this planning that you have to do to maintain a baseline that other people take for granted blows my mind,” Kerri Sparling says.
Mihail “Misha” Zilbermint, MD, Advocate
VideoBetter Blood Sugar Control
“The future’s already here,” says Mihail “Misha” Zilbermint, MD, with things like continuous glucose monitors and the first immunotherapy drug.
VideoDon’t Gloss Over the Mental Toll
Those with type 1 diabetes are prone to depression. They’re burdened with constantly having to monitor their condition. So what can lower their stress?
Treina Owen, Patient
Video‘You Need Sugar, Sugar’
Using an app, Treina Owen regularly checks her children’s blood sugar, as well as her own. She doesn’t want them to experience complications like she did.
Aaron Turner-Phifer, Advocate
VideoSpeak Up, Sound Off
Advancements have been made because people with type 1 demanded better care, says Aaron Turner-Phifer with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
VideoCan’t Afford Your Insulin?
A recent study found as many as 1 in 5 Americans are rationing their insulin to save money. What’s being done to make this vital drug more affordable?
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