Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms

If you have a child with Type 1 Diabetes, you know that during the Halloween season, it can be particularly hard to keep your child away from candy. Here are some tips to help keep your child safe and healthy this Halloween season.

School TimeWith back-to-school time just around the corner, parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes should be having some important conversations with their children about how to handle the condition. Here are some tips to help you talk to your child about Type 1 Diabetes:

Diabetes is largely a condition that is affected by hormones in the body, such as estrogen and Older Womenprogesterone, which respond to insulin. When a woman goes through menopause, she experiences extreme hormonal and chemical changes that can seem to throw her body out of whack.

Valentine’s Day is one of the hardest holidays through which to stay on track. After all, the holiday is characterized by offering sweet things to your sweetheart…and receiving sweet things from your sweetheart. However, Diabetics, especially Type 1 Diabetics, need to be careful about accepting sugary surprises from their loved ones next week.

It’s nearly summer, time for a trip to the beach, the mountains, or beyond. Wherever you’re vacationing, some advance planning will help ensure you have a healthy trip. Before you travel, here’s what to do:

Skin patch delivers insulin through a minaturized pumpInsulin pump therapy, or Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII), is an increasingly attractive alternative to individual insulin injections that must be administered several times a day.

The American Diabetes Association applauds the Senate's decision to pass this important legislation. For five long years, our nation's leading respected scientists and researchers have been held back by federal stem cell restrictions that have prevented them from making significant advances toward a cure for diabetes and other chronic debilitating diseases.

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Have you been hearing about continuous glucose monitors and wondering if one might be right for you? Type Free has the answers to your questions.

A Brazilian study has shown that stem cell transplants in patients with diabetes type 1 may kick start the pancreas into producing insulin again. It is still too early to tell if the effect is permanent, but some patients have remained insulin free for over 20 months.