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Needles, Nerves, and New Tricks

By |2023-04-28T21:13:07+00:00June 11, 2020|Blog|

By Kerry McCawley I was diagnosed with type one diabetes when I was 21 months old. I can’t remember my life without diabetes, it’s a part of me and it always will be. Finger pricks, calculating carbs

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Type 1 Diabetes and Mental Health

By |2023-04-28T21:14:20+00:00May 21, 2020|Blog|

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. If you need help, contact Colorado Crisis Services by texting ‘TALK’ to 38255 or calling 1-844-493-8255. by the Pediatric Behavioral Health Team at Barbara Davis Center: Shideh Majidi, MD; Ellen Fay-Itzkowitz,

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Contraceptive Options for Women with Diabetes

By |2023-04-28T21:16:09+00:00May 16, 2020|Blog|

As part of Women’s Health Week, we take a look at the challenges and circumstances women face when living with type 1 diabetes. by Sarit Polsky, MD, MPHOriginally published to DiabetesSisters.org March 2019 Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH There are

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Menopause in Women with Diabetes

By |2023-04-28T21:17:18+00:00May 13, 2020|Blog|

As part of Women’s Health Week, we take a look at the challenges and circumstances women face when living with type 1 diabetes. by Sarit Polsky, MD, MPHOriginally published to DiabetesSisters.org July 2019 Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH The menopausal

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Pregnancy and Diabetes

By |2023-04-28T21:18:22+00:00May 10, 2020|Blog|

As part of Women’s Health Week, we take a look at the challenges and circumstances women face when living with type 1 diabetes. by Sarit Polsky, MD, MPHOriginally published to DiabetesSisters.org October 2019 Sarit Polsky, MD, MPH Pregnancy can

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Diabetes is a Bump in the Road

By |2023-04-28T21:19:33+00:00May 4, 2020|Blog|

by Madeline V. When I was first diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic at the age of 9, I was scared. Scared of being treated differently. Scared of not knowing how this would change my future. It

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My First Telemedicine Visit

By |2023-04-28T21:20:59+00:00April 16, 2020|Blog|

by Paige L.     I have had type 1 diabetes for 15 years and throughout my time with diabetes, I have never had a digital doctor’s appointment or “telemedicine” experience. My family even moved to Colorado

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Sensor-Phobia

By |2023-04-28T21:22:19+00:00April 2, 2020|Blog|

by Renee Choksey I was always so terrified of adding a sensor to my everyday diabetes life. I didn’t realize what I didn’t know. It seemed scary to me. The thought of a sensor put the worst

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Small Town, Homegrown Girl

By |2023-05-02T18:29:28+00:00March 28, 2020|Blog|

This is part 4 of a 4-part blog series by Trystan H., a recipient of the Charlotte Tucker Scholarship. I grew up in a small town in Colorado. When I was diagnosed in 2012, the best option

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Sugars in the School Yard

By |2023-05-02T18:30:20+00:00March 19, 2020|Blog|

This is part 3 of a 4-part blog series by Trystan H., a recipient of the Charlotte Tucker Scholarship. Managing type 1 diabetes is no easy task. Each day poses new challenges and tasks that must be

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