A fascinating interview with Meaghan Bates Lorenz, about parenting a child with Type-1 Diabetes. We are grateful for this candid discussion in which Meaghan shares the things we all need to know about Type-1 Diabetes. Listen in and learn something new!
Websites that are wonderful all-around resources:
Beyond Type 1
T1D Exchange
DiaTribe
Facebook support groups:
T1D Mod Squad
Diapers and Diabetes
Facebook groups that support the type of insulin pump and CGM you use if you use them- there are support groups for each brand and they are incredibly helpful.
Books:
Sugar Surfing
Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution
Think Like a Pancreas
Resource for getting affordable insulin:
GetInsulin.org
DiaTribe Article and Resources for Insulin
For activism about the extreme costs of insulin. I recommend contacting your Senator to demand that insulin not only be capped but BE FREE. It is a life-saving medicine and it should cost nothing, just as it does in so many other countries around the world.
Resources for Allies who want to learn more about what life with Type 1 is like:
Stories about Diabetes
Virtual Diabetes Coaching taught by professionally trained Type 1 Diabetics:
Integrated Diabetes Services