Tag Archives: type 1 diabetes

People with diabetes may be affected by skin conditions. Read on to discover how these skin conditions can be recognized and treated.

Regular physical activity is important to help meet diabetes management goals. There are four main types of physical activity.

Just like other children, when your child with type 1 diabetes is sick it can be challenging: missing work or trying to secure a doctor’s appointment, but it also presents an increased level of care.

High blood sugar, also called hyperglycemia, can happen when the body does not have enough insulin or cannot use the body’s insulin.

Meal planning for children with type 1 diabetes can be a true practice in patience. With the varying degrees of literature and information out there, it can be challenging to understand the Do’s and Don’ts of proper nutrition.

In a previous blog, I wrote about how a person with Type 1 diabetes may transition from a pediatrics diabetes program to an adult medical diabetes program. Once involved in an adult program, research has found that continuing and maintaining the medical diabetic care can be very challenging

Julia Pesek is an accomplished equestrian who is living with type 1 diabetes, and she uses both of these life experiences to contribute to her community.