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We invite you to join us at the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life Conference in Orlando for these presentations of note and booth activities, July 16-19, 2019.
Read ArticleChildren with Diabetes' Friend For Life is a conference where thousands of children with diabetes and their families congregate for a week of learning, advocacy, fun, and most importantly: meeting other families affected by type 1 diabetes.
Read ArticleClayton McCook shares the impact of his wife's cancer treatment on his family's daily life, their daughter Lily's diabetes routine, what they were looking for in an insulin pump, and their perspective on what matters most.
Read ArticleKim Daniel's daughter Lily was diagnosed with diabetes a month prior to her third birthday. Lily started using an OneTouch Ping insulin pump from Animas about six months after her diagnosis. Years later, they found themselves switching pumps, and were nervous about finding another pump that was as simple to use as the OneTouch Ping, which they had become accustomed to for four years.
Read ArticleTandem announced its sponsorship of Project 50-in-50, a mountaineering challenge by two climbers with type 1 diabetes—Michael Shelver and Patrick Mertes. To achieve their goal, Shelver and Mertes will need to summit the highest peaks in each of the 50 United States in 50 days or less. Only two individuals have accomplished this before, none with type 1 diabetes.
Read ArticleToday we announced announced our sponsorship of Connected in Motion’s 2019 program calendar, featuring social and educational programing that builds community among people with type 1 diabetes. The funding will go to support Slipstream Retreats, adventure programs, and special projects in Ontario, British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alberta, Canada, including additional support for the Ontario Slipstream Retreat, hosted in partnership with Beyond Type 1.
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