(611,1,'2017-03-01 15:23:30','2017-03-01 15:23:30','<h3><strong>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</strong></h3>\r\n<h4></h4>\r\n<h6>Reading Ease of Original Article: ** (*= easiest; *****=hardest)</h6>\r\n<h6>Relevance: ***** (*= low; ***** = high)</h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nIt offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-01 15:23:30','2017-03-01 15:23:30','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/01/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(612,1,'2017-03-01 15:24:37','2017-03-01 15:24:37','','1280px-Children_in_a_classroom','','inherit','open','closed','','1280px-children_in_a_classroom','','','2017-03-01 15:24:37','2017-03-01 15:24:37','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(618,1,'2017-03-01 15:30:26','2017-03-01 15:30:26','<h3>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article, Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</h3>\r\n<h5>Reading Ease of Original Article: ** (*= easiest; *****=hardest)</h5>\r\n<h5>Relevance: ***** (*= low; ***** = high)</h5>\r\n<h3><strong>\r\nArticle Overview</strong></h3>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"242\" />This journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nIt offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-01 15:30:26','2017-03-01 15:30:26','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/01/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(613,1,'2017-03-01 15:24:56','2017-03-01 15:24:56','<h3><strong>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></strong></h3>\r\n<h4></h4>\r\n<h6>\r\nReading Ease of Original Article: ** (*= easiest; *****=hardest)</h6>\r\n<h6>Relevance: ***** (*= low; ***** = high)</h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nIt offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-01 15:24:56','2017-03-01 15:24:56','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/01/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(614,1,'2017-03-01 15:25:34','2017-03-01 15:25:34','<h3>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</h3>\r\n<h4></h4>\r\n<h6>Reading Ease of Original Article: ** (*= easiest; *****=hardest)<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /></h6>\r\n<h6>Relevance: ***** (*= low; ***** = high)</h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nIt offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-01 15:25:34','2017-03-01 15:25:34','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/01/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(615,1,'2017-03-01 15:26:56','2017-03-01 15:26:56','<h3>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</h3>\r\n<h5>Reading Ease of Original Article: ** (*= easiest; *****=hardest)                    Relevance: ***** (*= low; ***** = high)</h5>\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nIt offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-01 15:26:56','2017-03-01 15:26:56','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/01/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(616,1,'2017-03-01 15:29:19','2017-03-01 15:29:19','<h3>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article, Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</h3>\r\n<h5>Reading Ease of Original Article: ** (*= easiest; *****=hardest)</h5>\r\n<h5>Relevance: ***** (*= low; ***** = high)</h5>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nIt offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-01 15:29:19','2017-03-01 15:29:19','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/01/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(617,1,'2017-03-01 15:29:53','2017-03-01 15:29:53','<h3>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article, Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</h3>\r\n<h5>Reading Ease of Original Article: ** (*= easiest; *****=hardest)</h5>\r\n<h5>Relevance: ***** (*= low; ***** = high)</h5>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong><img class=\" wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"242\" />Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nIt offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-01 15:29:53','2017-03-01 15:29:53','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/01/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(619,1,'2017-03-06 15:10:40','2017-03-06 15:10:40','<h3>By: Amanda Holmstrom, PhD, Associate Professor of Communication, Michigan State University</h3>\r\nWe often hear that “emotional support” is important for people with chronic conditions like type 1 diabetes. However, what is emotional support? How can we be sure to provide good emotional support to our loved ones?\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_248\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"288\"]<img class=\"wp-image-248 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" /> Amanda Holmstrom, PhD.[/caption]\r\n\r\nEmotional support is care and concern shown toward someone who is having a tough time. For example, you might want to cheer up a friend who’s upset because she’s having difficulty managing her blood sugar. Or, you might want to comfort your child who’s hurting after a classmate made a nasty remark about him missing a lot of school for doctor’s appointments.\r\n\r\nResearch shows that providing and receiving emotional support is an important component of our close relationships. However, there are so many ways that we could help our loved ones when they are hurting that it’s easy to get confused about what to do. We really want to help, but sometimes we end up having the opposite effect.\r\n\r\nFortunately, a lot of research has been done to help us know how to help others when they need emotional support. Here are some research-approved strategies that are usually seen as <strong>helpful</strong>:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em>Find a time and place:</em> Make sure that you have the time to talk and an appropriate place to do so. For example, it’s hard to offer really good emotional support in the 20 seconds before your child runs out the door to catch the bus. Carve out some time where the two of you can feel free to say what’s on your minds.</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Say you care and want to help.</em> Make sure to tell your loved one directly that you care about her and that you are available and willing to help. For example, you could say, “I love you, and I want the best for you. I want to help you in any way I can.”</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Ask what’s going on.</em> Ask your loved one to talk about the situation and how he is feeling. A simple, “What’s troubling you?” will often get the ball rolling.</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Legitimize feelings.</em> Let your loved one know that you understand how he feels and that his feelings are perfectly normal. For example, you could say, “I can see you’re upset, and it makes a lot of sense that you’d feel that way.”</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Use eye contact and body language to show care and concern.</em> For example, you could nod to show that you’re listening or offer a hug to show you care. Oftentimes the most helpful thing we can say isn’t said with words.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-621 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hands-united-in-friendship-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" />On the flip side, some of the things we often do to provide emotional support are generally seen as <strong>unhelpful</strong>. Here are some things to avoid:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em>Don’t offer unsolicited advice.</em> The most common error people make when attempting to provide emotional support is to offer unwanted advice. We tend to do this because we want to fix problems, but research shows that unless someone asks for advice, it’s often best not to offer it.</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Don’t downplay feelings.</em> Denying, ignoring, or criticizing your loved one’s feelings is generally hurtful. For example, resist the urge to say something like, “It’s not a big deal” or “You don’t need to be so upset!”</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Don’t overdo it.</em> Though it’s important to show your loved one that you care, try not to be too over-the-top in your concern. Give him room to breathe and process things on his own, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThough it’s not always easy to provide, emotional support is consistently rated as one of the most important components of our close relationships. By giving your loved ones good emotional support when they need it, you not only help them, but you keep your relationship strong.','Tips on How to Help Others When They Need Emotional Support','','publish','open','open','','tips-on-how-to-help-others-when-they-need-emotional-support','','','2017-03-06 15:11:10','2017-03-06 15:11:10','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=619',0,'post','',0),(620,1,'2017-03-06 15:01:50','2017-03-06 15:01:50','<h3>By: Dr. Amanda Holmstrom, Associate Professor of Communication, Michigan State University</h3>\r\nWe often hear that “emotional support” is important for people with chronic conditions like type 1 diabetes. However, what is emotional support? How can we be sure to provide good emotional support to our loved ones?\r\n\r\nEmotional support is care and concern shown toward someone who is having a tough time. For example, you might want to cheer up a friend who’s upset because she’s having difficulty managing her blood sugar. Or, you might want to comfort your child who’s hurting after a classmate made a nasty remark about him missing a lot of school for doctor’s appointments.\r\n\r\nResearch shows that providing and receiving emotional support is an important component of our close relationships. However, there are so many ways that we could help our loved ones when they are hurting that it’s easy to get confused about what to do. We really want to help, but we end up having the opposite effect.\r\n\r\nFortunately, a lot of research has been done to help us know how to help others when they need emotional support. Here are some research-approved strategies that are usually seen as <strong>helpful</strong>:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em>Find a time and place:</em> Make sure that you have the time to talk and an appropriate place to do so. For example, it’s hard to offer really good emotional support in the 20 seconds before your child runs out the door to catch the bus. Carve out some time where the two of you can feel free to say what’s on your minds.</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Say you care and want to help.</em> Make sure to tell your loved one directly that you care about her and that you are available and willing to help. For example, you could say, “I love you, and I want the best for you. I want to help you in any way I can.”</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Ask what’s going on.</em> Ask your loved one to talk about the situation and how he is feeling. A simple, “What’s troubling you?” will often get the ball rolling.</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Legitimize feelings.</em> Let your loved one know that you understand how he feels and that his feelings are perfectly normal. For example, you could say, “I can see you’re upset, and it makes a lot of sense that you’d feel that way.”</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Use eye contact and body language to show care and concern.</em> For example, you could nod to show that you’re listening or offer a hug to show you care. Oftentimes the most helpful thing we can say isn’t said with words.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nOn the flip side, some of the things we often do to provide emotional support are generally seen as <strong>unhelpful</strong>. Here are some things to avoid:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em>Don’t offer unsolicited advice.</em> The most common error people make when attempting to provide emotional support is to offer unwanted advice. We tend to do this because we want to fix problems, but research shows that unless someone asks for advice, it’s often best not to offer it.</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Don’t downplay feelings.</em> Denying, ignoring, or criticizing your loved one’s feelings is generally hurtful. For example, resist the urge to say something like, “It’s not a big deal” or “You don’t need to be so upset!”</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Don’t overdo it.</em> Though it’s important to show your loved one that you care, try not to be too over-the-top in your concern. Give him room to breathe and process things on his own, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThough it’s not always easy to provide, emotional support is consistently rated as one of the most important components of our close relationships. By giving your loved ones good emotional support when they need it, you not only help them, but you keep your relationship strong.','How to Help Others When They Need Emotional Support','','inherit','closed','closed','','619-revision-v1','','','2017-03-06 15:01:50','2017-03-06 15:01:50','',619,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/06/619-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(621,1,'2017-03-06 15:10:28','2017-03-06 15:10:28','','hands-united-in-friendship','','inherit','open','closed','','hands-united-in-friendship','','','2017-03-06 15:10:28','2017-03-06 15:10:28','',619,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hands-united-in-friendship.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(622,1,'2017-03-06 15:10:40','2017-03-06 15:10:40','<h3>By: Amanda Holmstrom, PhD, Associate Professor of Communication, Michigan State University</h3>\r\nWe often hear that “emotional support” is important for people with chronic conditions like type 1 diabetes. However, what is emotional support? How can we be sure to provide good emotional support to our loved ones?\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_248\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"288\"]<img class=\"wp-image-248 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-07-06-at-12.34.28-PM-288x300.png\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" /> Amanda Holmstrom, PhD.[/caption]\r\n\r\nEmotional support is care and concern shown toward someone who is having a tough time. For example, you might want to cheer up a friend who’s upset because she’s having difficulty managing her blood sugar. Or, you might want to comfort your child who’s hurting after a classmate made a nasty remark about him missing a lot of school for doctor’s appointments.\r\n\r\nResearch shows that providing and receiving emotional support is an important component of our close relationships. However, there are so many ways that we could help our loved ones when they are hurting that it’s easy to get confused about what to do. We really want to help, but sometimes we end up having the opposite effect.\r\n\r\nFortunately, a lot of research has been done to help us know how to help others when they need emotional support. Here are some research-approved strategies that are usually seen as <strong>helpful</strong>:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em>Find a time and place:</em> Make sure that you have the time to talk and an appropriate place to do so. For example, it’s hard to offer really good emotional support in the 20 seconds before your child runs out the door to catch the bus. Carve out some time where the two of you can feel free to say what’s on your minds.</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Say you care and want to help.</em> Make sure to tell your loved one directly that you care about her and that you are available and willing to help. For example, you could say, “I love you, and I want the best for you. I want to help you in any way I can.”</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Ask what’s going on.</em> Ask your loved one to talk about the situation and how he is feeling. A simple, “What’s troubling you?” will often get the ball rolling.</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Legitimize feelings.</em> Let your loved one know that you understand how he feels and that his feelings are perfectly normal. For example, you could say, “I can see you’re upset, and it makes a lot of sense that you’d feel that way.”</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Use eye contact and body language to show care and concern.</em> For example, you could nod to show that you’re listening or offer a hug to show you care. Oftentimes the most helpful thing we can say isn’t said with words.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-621 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/hands-united-in-friendship-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" />On the flip side, some of the things we often do to provide emotional support are generally seen as <strong>unhelpful</strong>. Here are some things to avoid:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><em>Don’t offer unsolicited advice.</em> The most common error people make when attempting to provide emotional support is to offer unwanted advice. We tend to do this because we want to fix problems, but research shows that unless someone asks for advice, it’s often best not to offer it.</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Don’t downplay feelings.</em> Denying, ignoring, or criticizing your loved one’s feelings is generally hurtful. For example, resist the urge to say something like, “It’s not a big deal” or “You don’t need to be so upset!”</li>\r\n 	<li><em>Don’t overdo it.</em> Though it’s important to show your loved one that you care, try not to be too over-the-top in your concern. Give him room to breathe and process things on his own, too.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThough it’s not always easy to provide, emotional support is consistently rated as one of the most important components of our close relationships. By giving your loved ones good emotional support when they need it, you not only help them, but you keep your relationship strong.','Tips on How to Help Others When They Need Emotional Support','','inherit','closed','closed','','619-revision-v1','','','2017-03-06 15:10:40','2017-03-06 15:10:40','',619,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/06/619-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(623,1,'2017-03-08 18:20:24','2017-03-08 18:20:24','','Screen Shot 2017-03-08 at 1.18.47 PM','','inherit','open','closed','','screen-shot-2017-03-08-at-1-18-47-pm','','','2017-03-08 18:20:24','2017-03-08 18:20:24','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-08-at-1.18.47-PM.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(624,1,'2017-03-08 18:24:29','2017-03-08 18:24:29','','Screen Shot 2017-03-08 at 1.24.14 PM','','inherit','open','closed','','screen-shot-2017-03-08-at-1-24-14-pm','','','2017-03-08 18:24:29','2017-03-08 18:24:29','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-08-at-1.24.14-PM.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(625,1,'2017-03-08 18:24:40','2017-03-08 18:24:40','<h3>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article, Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</h3>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h3><strong><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-624\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-08-at-1.24.14-PM-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" />\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"242\" />This journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nIt offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-08 18:24:40','2017-03-08 18:24:40','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/08/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(626,1,'2017-03-08 18:25:36','2017-03-08 18:25:36','<h3>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article, Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</h3>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h3><strong><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-624\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-08-at-1.24.14-PM-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" />\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>\r\nMy biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"242\" />It offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-08 18:25:36','2017-03-08 18:25:36','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/08/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(627,1,'2017-03-08 18:26:08','2017-03-08 18:26:08','<h3>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article, Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</h3>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h3><strong><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-624\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-08-at-1.24.14-PM-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" />\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n<h3><strong> My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"242\" />It offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-08 18:26:08','2017-03-08 18:26:08','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/08/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(628,1,'2017-03-08 18:29:42','2017-03-08 18:29:42','<h3>Dr. Bree Holtz\'s summary of the article, Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting</h3>\r\n<h5></h5>\r\n<h3><strong><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-624\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-08-at-1.24.14-PM-300x280.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" />\r\n</strong></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis journal article is about the role of diabetes educators when there is a child with diabetes in school.  The article is a position piece of the American Academy of Diabetes Educators. While the article does mention type 2 diabetes management and other types of diabetes, this article seems to be generally focused on management of type 1.\r\n<h3><strong> My biggest takeaway</strong></h3>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-612 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1280px-Children_in_a_classroom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"242\" />It offers a description of what a diabetes educator does and the role they can take when trying to navigate care of a child in the school setting.  This is the part of the article that I thought might be the most helpful for parents to know.  From the, admittedly very few parents I have talked to, I’m not sure that people are using diabetes educators in this way.  The article says that a diabetes educator can  (p.35, direct quote):\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Be the primary contact and liaison between the school, parent/guardian, and diabetes health care team</li>\r\n 	<li>Be a resource for training and educating the school nurse and school personnel in the care of students with diabetes</li>\r\n 	<li>Educate and facilitate behavior change of students with diabetes, parents/guardians, and school personnel</li>\r\n 	<li>Provide resources and expertise to help develop, implement, and update the written school-based diabetes medical management plan (DMMP)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Other key points</strong></h3>\r\nThe paper then briefly describes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>laws surrounding care for students with diabetes;</li>\r\n 	<li>plans for diabetes management</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThey also go on to describe how the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self-Care Behaviors can be applied to the school setting.  This is something that they are really promoting throughout the profession and it is called AADE7 for short. These behaviors include:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>Healthy Eating</li>\r\n 	<li>Being Active</li>\r\n 	<li>Monitoring</li>\r\n 	<li>Taking Medication</li>\r\n 	<li>Problem Solving</li>\r\n 	<li>Health Coping</li>\r\n 	<li>Reducing Risks</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nThey then provide a list of additional resources that could be helpful to parents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Reference:</h3>\r\nAADE (2017). Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Settings, The Diabetes Educator, 43: 36-39.\r\n\r\n*Note: if you would like access to the full article, please request by article title via email to (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\">murra172@msu.edu</a>).','Research Article Summary: Management of Children with Diabetes in the School Setting','','inherit','closed','closed','','605-revision-v1','','','2017-03-08 18:29:42','2017-03-08 18:29:42','',605,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/08/605-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(629,1,'2017-03-14 20:27:18','2017-03-14 20:27:18','Authors: Rosie Dobson, MSc; Robyn Whittaker, PhD; Rinki Murphy, PhD; Manish Khanolkar, MD; Steven Miller, PhD; Joanna Naylor, MNurs; Ralph Maddison, PhD\r\n\r\nLink: <a href=\"http://diabetes.jmir.org/article/viewFile/diabetes_v2i1e4/2\">http://diabetes.jmir.org/article/viewFile/diabetes_v2i1e4/2</a>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-630\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-14-at-4.21.46-PM-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" />\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis article reports on survey responses from young adults with type 1 diabetes in New Zealand. The survey asked them about their thoughts on what they would like from a mobile phone app to help manage their diabetes. They found that these young adults would like an app that gives them:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Tips on taking care of their diabetes,</li>\r\n 	<li>Motivational messages,</li>\r\n 	<li>Reminders to test their glucose</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My Biggest Takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nHonestly, my biggest takeaway is that we are developing our app (MyT1D Hero) with all the right things in mind! This article provides further proof that young people have mobile phones and are likely to use them to help them take care of their diabetes.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My Concerns on the Article</strong></h3>\r\nThe authors state some limitations in the article about the size of the study, but a lot of the news surrounding this article makes it seem like this was a larger study. They invited 402 people to take the survey, yet only had 115 responses. That is a bit low. Also, these are young people from New Zealand, who may not be representative of young adults in America (or other countries).\r\n\r\nI also have some concerns on how the ideas were presented. It is one thing to say, “How much would you like to get a motivational message?” It\'s completely different to actually have people receive the messages, and then ask them their thoughts on the messages.\r\n\r\nThey also did not ask (or report) about any support person(s) and how well they are currently managing their diabetes. For example, parents of kids with type 1, like we are researching.\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n<h3><strong>Overall</strong></h3>\r\nThis is a fairly short, well-written piece, which provides additional evidence for our current app development.','Research Article Summary: The Use of Mobile Health to Deliver Self-Management Support to Young People With Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey','','publish','open','open','','research-article-summary-the-use-of-mobile-health-to-deliver-self-management-support-to-young-people-with-type-1-diabetes-a-cross-sectional-survey','','','2017-03-14 20:27:18','2017-03-14 20:27:18','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=629',0,'post','',0),(630,1,'2017-03-14 20:23:20','2017-03-14 20:23:20','','Screen Shot 2017-03-14 at 4.21.46 PM','','inherit','open','closed','','screen-shot-2017-03-14-at-4-21-46-pm','','','2017-03-14 20:23:20','2017-03-14 20:23:20','',629,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-14-at-4.21.46-PM.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(631,1,'2017-03-14 20:27:18','2017-03-14 20:27:18','Authors: Rosie Dobson, MSc; Robyn Whittaker, PhD; Rinki Murphy, PhD; Manish Khanolkar, MD; Steven Miller, PhD; Joanna Naylor, MNurs; Ralph Maddison, PhD\r\n\r\nLink: <a href=\"http://diabetes.jmir.org/article/viewFile/diabetes_v2i1e4/2\">http://diabetes.jmir.org/article/viewFile/diabetes_v2i1e4/2</a>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-630\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-14-at-4.21.46-PM-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" />\r\n<h3><strong>Article Overview</strong></h3>\r\nThis article reports on survey responses from young adults with type 1 diabetes in New Zealand. The survey asked them about their thoughts on what they would like from a mobile phone app to help manage their diabetes. They found that these young adults would like an app that gives them:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Tips on taking care of their diabetes,</li>\r\n 	<li>Motivational messages,</li>\r\n 	<li>Reminders to test their glucose</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My Biggest Takeaway</strong></h3>\r\nHonestly, my biggest takeaway is that we are developing our app (MyT1D Hero) with all the right things in mind! This article provides further proof that young people have mobile phones and are likely to use them to help them take care of their diabetes.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><strong>My Concerns on the Article</strong></h3>\r\nThe authors state some limitations in the article about the size of the study, but a lot of the news surrounding this article makes it seem like this was a larger study. They invited 402 people to take the survey, yet only had 115 responses. That is a bit low. Also, these are young people from New Zealand, who may not be representative of young adults in America (or other countries).\r\n\r\nI also have some concerns on how the ideas were presented. It is one thing to say, “How much would you like to get a motivational message?” It\'s completely different to actually have people receive the messages, and then ask them their thoughts on the messages.\r\n\r\nThey also did not ask (or report) about any support person(s) and how well they are currently managing their diabetes. For example, parents of kids with type 1, like we are researching.\r\n\r\n<strong> </strong>\r\n<h3><strong>Overall</strong></h3>\r\nThis is a fairly short, well-written piece, which provides additional evidence for our current app development.','Research Article Summary: The Use of Mobile Health to Deliver Self-Management Support to Young People With Type 1 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey','','inherit','closed','closed','','629-revision-v1','','','2017-03-14 20:27:18','2017-03-14 20:27:18','',629,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/14/629-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(720,1,'2017-08-01 15:00:40','2017-08-01 15:00:40','','Screen Shot 2017-08-01 at 11.00.15 AM','','inherit','open','closed','','screen-shot-2017-08-01-at-11-00-15-am','','','2017-08-01 15:00:40','2017-08-01 15:00:40','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2017-08-01-at-11.00.15-AM.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(632,1,'2017-03-16 14:47:20','2017-03-16 14:47:20','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<h3><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-543 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-1.04.43-PM.png\" width=\"1396\" height=\"523\" /></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Nov-2016-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download Above Timelines HERE</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review). Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Journal of Pediatric Nursing.**</em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Vyas, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App to for Adolescence with Type 1 Diabetes. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. (In-press).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. 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Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Journal of Pediatric Nursing.**</em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Vyas, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. (In-press).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-03-29 19:21:35','2017-03-29 19:21:35','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/03/29/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(634,1,'2017-04-11 17:59:16','2017-04-11 17:59:16','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\n\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\" target=\"_blank\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetes Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetes Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\" target=\"_blank\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"179\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetes Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','A Furry Companion and Lifesaver: Life with a Diabetes Alert Dog','','publish','open','open','','634','','','2017-04-11 18:41:14','2017-04-11 18:41:14','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=634',0,'post','',0),(635,1,'2017-04-11 17:26:23','2017-04-11 17:26:23','','DSC_0149','','inherit','open','closed','','dsc_0149','','','2017-04-11 17:26:23','2017-04-11 17:26:23','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(636,1,'2017-04-11 17:28:52','2017-04-11 17:28:52','','DSC_0144','','inherit','open','closed','','dsc_0144','','','2017-04-11 17:28:52','2017-04-11 17:28:52','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(637,1,'2017-04-11 17:56:12','2017-04-11 17:56:12','','pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3','','inherit','open','closed','','pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3','','','2017-04-11 17:56:12','2017-04-11 17:56:12','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(638,1,'2017-04-11 17:56:13','2017-04-11 17:56:13','','joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e','','inherit','open','closed','','joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e','','','2017-04-11 17:56:13','2017-04-11 17:56:13','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(639,1,'2017-04-11 17:56:14','2017-04-11 17:56:14','','joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6','','inherit','open','closed','','joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6','','','2017-04-11 17:56:14','2017-04-11 17:56:14','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(640,1,'2017-04-11 17:58:33','2017-04-11 17:58:33','','12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n','','inherit','open','closed','','12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n','','','2017-04-11 17:58:33','2017-04-11 17:58:33','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(641,1,'2017-04-11 17:59:16','2017-04-11 17:59:16','By Mac Causey\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"231\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetic Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained after Luke\'s mom\'s Facebook post went viral. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"222\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 17:59:16','2017-04-11 17:59:16','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(642,1,'2017-04-11 18:00:06','2017-04-11 18:00:06','By Mac Causey\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"231\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetic Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained after Luke\'s mom\'s Facebook post went viral. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"222\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','What it\'s like to have a Diabetic Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:00:06','2017-04-11 18:00:06','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(643,1,'2017-04-11 18:01:01','2017-04-11 18:01:01','By Mac Causey\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"231\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetic Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained after Luke\'s mom\'s Facebook post went viral. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"222\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','What it\'s Like to Have a Diabetic Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:01:01','2017-04-11 18:01:01','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(644,1,'2017-04-11 18:01:22','2017-04-11 18:01:22','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"231\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetic Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained after Luke\'s mom\'s Facebook post went viral. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"222\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','What it\'s Like to Have a Diabetic Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:01:22','2017-04-11 18:01:22','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(647,1,'2017-04-11 18:04:25','2017-04-11 18:04:25','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\n\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetic Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"179\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','What it\'s Like to Have a Diabetic Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:04:25','2017-04-11 18:04:25','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(645,1,'2017-04-11 18:02:08','2017-04-11 18:02:08','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\n\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetic Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained after Luke\'s mom\'s Facebook post went viral. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"222\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','What it\'s Like to Have a Diabetic Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:02:08','2017-04-11 18:02:08','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(646,1,'2017-04-11 18:03:32','2017-04-11 18:03:32','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\n\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetic Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained after Luke\'s mom\'s Facebook post went viral. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"179\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','What it\'s Like to Have a Diabetic Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:03:32','2017-04-11 18:03:32','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(648,1,'2017-04-11 18:04:50','2017-04-11 18:04:50','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\n\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetic Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\" target=\"_blank\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\" target=\"_blank\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"179\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','What it\'s Like to Have a Diabetic Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:04:50','2017-04-11 18:04:50','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(649,1,'2017-04-11 18:40:43','2017-04-11 18:40:43','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" />\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\n\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\n\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\n\n<hr />\n\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\" target=\"_blank\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\n\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\" target=\"_blank\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"179\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\n\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','A Furry Companion and Lifesaver: Life with a Diabetes Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-autosave-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:40:43','2017-04-11 18:40:43','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(650,1,'2017-04-11 18:06:31','2017-04-11 18:06:31','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\n\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetic Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\" target=\"_blank\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\" target=\"_blank\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"179\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','A Furry Companion and Lifesaver: Life with a Diabetic Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:06:31','2017-04-11 18:06:31','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(651,1,'2017-04-11 18:35:39','2017-04-11 18:35:39','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\n\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\" target=\"_blank\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetic Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetic Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\" target=\"_blank\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"179\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetic Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','A Furry Companion and Lifesaver: Life with a Diabetic Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:35:39','2017-04-11 18:35:39','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(652,1,'2017-04-11 18:41:14','2017-04-11 18:41:14','<h3>By Mac Causey</h3>\r\nI’ve always been a fan of the “go with the flow” outlook on life, and my diagnosis did not change that. Sure, I see more needles in a day than most people my age see in a year, but that doesn’t stop me from doing the things I love. <img class=\" wp-image-635 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0149-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" />\r\nYes, there are challenges, but it takes more than a faulty pancreas to stop me. I still surf, skate, go out, and love my life.\r\n\r\nIt’s safe to say that being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) was the hardest hit I’ve taken in my life. T1D threw me and my family for a loop, and although life would be easier without it, this disease has opened me up to new experiences that I never would have had before my diagnosis. The most important of these new experiences is undoubtedly my Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD), Annabelle.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-636 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" /> She is my furry shadow, my best friend, and I can’t see my life without her.\r\n\r\nI had experience with alert dogs even before my diagnosis—My mom, Becky Causey, is president of the Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance— and even before that I had several dogs in the house while I was growing up. It only made sense that I would get an alert dog. Now, almost 4 years later, I can’t even fathom not having a DAD. Annabelle follows me around the house and out in public like she and I are attached at the hip. When I don’t have her beside me, it’s the same feeling as if I forgot my phone.\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\nMac’s experience with alert dogs, although different and more intimate than most, is not entirely unique. In an <a href=\"http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/10/why_pepsi_the_dog_can_be_life.html\" target=\"_blank\">mlive article</a>, a 13-year-old Grand Blanc student named Joseph talks about Pepsi, his Labradoodle and Diabetes Alert Dog. Pepsi goes everywhere with Joseph, including basketball games, friends’ birthday parties, and especially during the nighttime hours when blood glucose levels often dip dangerously low.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-637\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pepsi2-croppedjpg-752bbe367fbb2ff3-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-638\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-116jpg-71146cc4f501b61e-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"142\" /> <img class=\"alignnone wp-image-639\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/joseph-diabetic-008jpg-9457e287680abda6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" />\r\n\r\nJedi, a Labrador, is another Diabetes Alert Dog who takes care of an 8-year-old boy named Luke. In an <a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diabetes-service-dog_us_56e08586e4b0860f99d79c69?8tkmlsor\" target=\"_blank\">article</a> by the Huffington Post, the miraculous experience of Jedi saving Luke’s life is explained. <img class=\" wp-image-640 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12805705_981343088606829_8497094028583348970_n-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"179\" />In the middle of the night, Luke’s levels dropped extremely low, and as he was trained to do, Jedi woke Luke’s parents to let them know.\r\n\r\nThese stories are just a few examples of the profound impact that a Diabetes Alert Dog can make on a person’s life. This impact comes in many forms, particularly in their ability to recognize when the person is in danger, but also the companionship, love and support that service dogs and pets provide us.','A Furry Companion and Lifesaver: Life with a Diabetes Alert Dog','','inherit','closed','closed','','634-revision-v1','','','2017-04-11 18:41:14','2017-04-11 18:41:14','',634,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/11/634-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(653,1,'2017-04-13 13:25:28','2017-04-13 13:25:28','<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h3><img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"114\" height=\"127\" />Summary written by: Dr. Michael Wood, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\nAuthors: David Russell-Jones, Bruce W. Bode, Christophe De Block, Edward Franek, Simon R. Heller, ChantalMathieu, Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Ludger Rose, Vincent C. Woo, Anne Birk Østerskov, Tina Graungaardand Richard M. Bergenstal\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-630 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-14-at-4.21.46-PM-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"243\" />\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3>Summary:</h3>\r\nThis article, published online on March 29, 2017 in Diabetes Care (published ahead of print) demonstrated the effectiveness of fast-acting insulin aspart (faster aspart) in adults with type 1 diabetes on multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy.\r\n\r\nThis new insulin is insulin aspart (Novolog) in a new formulation in which the addition of a compound called niacinamide (part of the vitamin B3 complex) promotes the formation of more single molecules of insulin after injection, leading to faster absorption into the bloodstream.\r\n\r\nIn this large study with over 1000 participants, 3 groups of subjects were tested. One group injected faster aspart before their meals, one group injected faster aspart 20 minutes after the start of the meal, and both of these groups were compared to injection of traditional insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n\r\nThe results were excellent. Subjects receiving mealtime faster aspart had a statistically reduced hemoglobin A1c vs. the subjects receiving traditional insulin aspart and had significantly lower blood glucose values after their meals. The group receiving their faster aspart insulin 20 minutes after the meal had similar control to those receiving insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n<h3>Importance of the above study for the development of the artificial pancreas:</h3>\r\nA true artificial pancreas would be a system that combines a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with an insulin pump that required no input from the wearer, giving small frequent doses of insulin when the sugar was rising, and turning off insulin as the sugar was dropping.\r\n\r\nIn the first commercial product approved by the FDA in the artificial pancreas pathway (Medtronic’s 670G, shipping this summer), carbohydrates must be counted and these meals must be entered into the pump by the wearer so that insulin can begin to work as carbohydrate in the meal is absorbed. This is required because absorption of currently available insulin is too slow to allow the artificial pancreas to safely administer enough insulin quickly enough to limit the post-meal rise in glucose and at the same time limit the risk of delayed hypoglycemia.\r\n\r\nWith the development and commercialization of more rapidly absorbed insulins such as faster aspart (and many others to come), our hope is that people with type 1 diabetes will soon be able to wear an artificial pancreas system where the system will administer insulin without their input, even at mealtimes. It remains to be seen whether any of these new insulins will be stable and effective in insulin pumps, but that is the goal.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2017/04/10/dc16-1771.long\" target=\"_blank\">http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2017/04/10/dc16-1771.long</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Research Article Summary: Fast-Acting Insulin Aspart Improves Glycemic Control in Basal-Bolus Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes: Results of a 26-Week Multicenter, Active-Controlled, Treat-to-Target, Randomized, Parallel-Group Trial (Onset 1)','','publish','open','open','','research-article-summary-fast-acting-insulin-aspart-improves-glycemic-control-in-basal-bolus-treatment-for-type-1-diabetes-results-of-a-26-week-multicenter-active-controlled-treat-to-target-rando','','','2017-04-13 13:26:50','2017-04-13 13:26:50','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=653',0,'post','',0),(654,1,'2017-04-13 13:18:59','2017-04-13 13:18:59','<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h2><img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"114\" height=\"127\" />Summary written by: Dr. Michael Wood, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program.</h2>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3>Authors: David Russell-Jones, Bruce W. Bode, Christophe De Block, Edward Franek, Simon R. Heller, ChantalMathieu, Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Ludger Rose, Vincent C. Woo, Anne Birk Østerskov, Tina Graungaardand Richard M. Bergenstal</h3>\r\n<h3>Diabetes Care 2017 March.</h3>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h3>Summary:</h3>\r\nThis article, published online on March 29, 2017 in Diabetes Care (published ahead of print) demonstrated the effectiveness of fast-acting insulin aspart (faster aspart) in adults with type 1 diabetes on multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy. This new insulin is insulin aspart (Novolog) in a new formulation in which the addition of a compound called niacinamide (part of the vitamin B3 complex) promotes the formation of more single molecules of insulin after injection, leading to faster absorption into the bloodstream. In this large study with over 1000 participants, 3 groups of subjects were tested. One group injected faster aspart before their meals, one group injected faster aspart 20 minutes after the start of the meal, and both of these groups were compared to injection of traditional insulin aspart before the meal. The results were excellent. Subjects receiving mealtime faster aspart had a statistically reduced hemoglobin A1c vs. the subjects receiving traditional insulin aspart and had significantly lower blood glucose values after their meals. The group receiving their faster aspart insulin 20 minutes after the meal had similar control to those receiving insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n<h3>Importance of the above study for the development of the artificial pancreas:</h3>\r\nA true artificial pancreas would be a system that combines a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with an insulin pump that required no input from the wearer, giving small frequent doses of insulin when the sugar was rising, and turning off insulin as the sugar was dropping. In the first commercial product approved by the FDA in the artificial pancreas pathway (Medtronic’s 670G, shipping this summer), carbohydrates must be counted and these meals must be entered into the pump by the wearer so that insulin can begin to work as carbohydrate in the meal is absorbed. This is required because absorption of currently available insulin is too slow to allow the artificial pancreas to safely administer enough insulin quickly enough to limit the postmeal rise in glucose and at the same time limit the risk of delayed hypoglycemia. With the development and commercialization of more rapidly absorbed insulins such as faster aspart (and many others to come), our hope is that people with type 1 diabetes will soon be able to wear an artificial pancreas system where the system will administer insulin without their input, even at mealtimes. It remains to be seen whether any of these new insulins will be stable and effective in insulin pumps, but that is the goal.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Research Article Summary: Fast-Acting Insulin Aspart Improves Glycemic Control in Basal-Bolus Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes: Results of a 26-Week Multicenter, Active-Controlled, Treat-to-Target, Randomized, Parallel-Group Trial (Onset 1)','','inherit','closed','closed','','653-revision-v1','','','2017-04-13 13:18:59','2017-04-13 13:18:59','',653,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/13/653-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(655,1,'2017-04-13 13:21:27','2017-04-13 13:21:27','<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h2><img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"114\" height=\"127\" />Summary written by: Dr. Michael Wood, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program</h2>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3>Authors: David Russell-Jones, Bruce W. Bode, Christophe De Block, Edward Franek, Simon R. Heller, ChantalMathieu, Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Ludger Rose, Vincent C. Woo, Anne Birk Østerskov, Tina Graungaardand Richard M. Bergenstal</h3>\r\n<h3>Diabetes Care 2017 March.</h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h3>Summary:</h3>\r\nThis article, published online on March 29, 2017 in Diabetes Care (published ahead of print) demonstrated the effectiveness of fast-acting insulin aspart (faster aspart) in adults with type 1 diabetes on multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy.\r\n\r\nThis new insulin is insulin aspart (Novolog) in a new formulation in which the addition of a compound called niacinamide (part of the vitamin B3 complex) promotes the formation of more single molecules of insulin after injection, leading to faster absorption into the bloodstream.\r\n\r\nIn this large study with over 1000 participants, 3 groups of subjects were tested. One group injected faster aspart before their meals, one group injected faster aspart 20 minutes after the start of the meal, and both of these groups were compared to injection of traditional insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n\r\nThe results were excellent. Subjects receiving mealtime faster aspart had a statistically reduced hemoglobin A1c vs. the subjects receiving traditional insulin aspart and had significantly lower blood glucose values after their meals. The group receiving their faster aspart insulin 20 minutes after the meal had similar control to those receiving insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n<h3>Importance of the above study for the development of the artificial pancreas:</h3>\r\nA true artificial pancreas would be a system that combines a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with an insulin pump that required no input from the wearer, giving small frequent doses of insulin when the sugar was rising, and turning off insulin as the sugar was dropping.\r\n\r\nIn the first commercial product approved by the FDA in the artificial pancreas pathway (Medtronic’s 670G, shipping this summer), carbohydrates must be counted and these meals must be entered into the pump by the wearer so that insulin can begin to work as carbohydrate in the meal is absorbed. This is required because absorption of currently available insulin is too slow to allow the artificial pancreas to safely administer enough insulin quickly enough to limit the post-meal rise in glucose and at the same time limit the risk of delayed hypoglycemia.\r\n\r\nWith the development and commercialization of more rapidly absorbed insulins such as faster aspart (and many others to come), our hope is that people with type 1 diabetes will soon be able to wear an artificial pancreas system where the system will administer insulin without their input, even at mealtimes. It remains to be seen whether any of these new insulins will be stable and effective in insulin pumps, but that is the goal.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Research Article Summary: Fast-Acting Insulin Aspart Improves Glycemic Control in Basal-Bolus Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes: Results of a 26-Week Multicenter, Active-Controlled, Treat-to-Target, Randomized, Parallel-Group Trial (Onset 1)','','inherit','closed','closed','','653-revision-v1','','','2017-04-13 13:21:27','2017-04-13 13:21:27','',653,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/13/653-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(656,1,'2017-04-13 13:25:01','2017-04-13 13:25:01','<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h2><img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"114\" height=\"127\" />Summary written by: Dr. Michael Wood, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program</h2>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3>Authors: David Russell-Jones, Bruce W. Bode, Christophe De Block, Edward Franek, Simon R. Heller, ChantalMathieu, Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Ludger Rose, Vincent C. Woo, Anne Birk Østerskov, Tina Graungaardand Richard M. Bergenstal</h3>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-630 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-14-at-4.21.46-PM-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"243\" />\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h3>Summary:</h3>\r\nThis article, published online on March 29, 2017 in Diabetes Care (published ahead of print) demonstrated the effectiveness of fast-acting insulin aspart (faster aspart) in adults with type 1 diabetes on multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy.\r\n\r\nThis new insulin is insulin aspart (Novolog) in a new formulation in which the addition of a compound called niacinamide (part of the vitamin B3 complex) promotes the formation of more single molecules of insulin after injection, leading to faster absorption into the bloodstream.\r\n\r\nIn this large study with over 1000 participants, 3 groups of subjects were tested. One group injected faster aspart before their meals, one group injected faster aspart 20 minutes after the start of the meal, and both of these groups were compared to injection of traditional insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n\r\nThe results were excellent. Subjects receiving mealtime faster aspart had a statistically reduced hemoglobin A1c vs. the subjects receiving traditional insulin aspart and had significantly lower blood glucose values after their meals. The group receiving their faster aspart insulin 20 minutes after the meal had similar control to those receiving insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n<h3>Importance of the above study for the development of the artificial pancreas:</h3>\r\nA true artificial pancreas would be a system that combines a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with an insulin pump that required no input from the wearer, giving small frequent doses of insulin when the sugar was rising, and turning off insulin as the sugar was dropping.\r\n\r\nIn the first commercial product approved by the FDA in the artificial pancreas pathway (Medtronic’s 670G, shipping this summer), carbohydrates must be counted and these meals must be entered into the pump by the wearer so that insulin can begin to work as carbohydrate in the meal is absorbed. This is required because absorption of currently available insulin is too slow to allow the artificial pancreas to safely administer enough insulin quickly enough to limit the post-meal rise in glucose and at the same time limit the risk of delayed hypoglycemia.\r\n\r\nWith the development and commercialization of more rapidly absorbed insulins such as faster aspart (and many others to come), our hope is that people with type 1 diabetes will soon be able to wear an artificial pancreas system where the system will administer insulin without their input, even at mealtimes. It remains to be seen whether any of these new insulins will be stable and effective in insulin pumps, but that is the goal.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2017/04/10/dc16-1771.long\" target=\"_blank\">http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2017/04/10/dc16-1771.long</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Research Article Summary: Fast-Acting Insulin Aspart Improves Glycemic Control in Basal-Bolus Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes: Results of a 26-Week Multicenter, Active-Controlled, Treat-to-Target, Randomized, Parallel-Group Trial (Onset 1)','','inherit','closed','closed','','653-revision-v1','','','2017-04-13 13:25:01','2017-04-13 13:25:01','',653,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/13/653-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(657,1,'2017-04-13 13:25:28','2017-04-13 13:25:28','<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h3><img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"114\" height=\"127\" />Summary written by: Dr. Michael Wood, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3>Authors: David Russell-Jones, Bruce W. Bode, Christophe De Block, Edward Franek, Simon R. Heller, ChantalMathieu, Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Ludger Rose, Vincent C. Woo, Anne Birk Østerskov, Tina Graungaardand Richard M. Bergenstal</h3>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-630 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-14-at-4.21.46-PM-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"243\" />\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h3>Summary:</h3>\r\nThis article, published online on March 29, 2017 in Diabetes Care (published ahead of print) demonstrated the effectiveness of fast-acting insulin aspart (faster aspart) in adults with type 1 diabetes on multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy.\r\n\r\nThis new insulin is insulin aspart (Novolog) in a new formulation in which the addition of a compound called niacinamide (part of the vitamin B3 complex) promotes the formation of more single molecules of insulin after injection, leading to faster absorption into the bloodstream.\r\n\r\nIn this large study with over 1000 participants, 3 groups of subjects were tested. One group injected faster aspart before their meals, one group injected faster aspart 20 minutes after the start of the meal, and both of these groups were compared to injection of traditional insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n\r\nThe results were excellent. Subjects receiving mealtime faster aspart had a statistically reduced hemoglobin A1c vs. the subjects receiving traditional insulin aspart and had significantly lower blood glucose values after their meals. The group receiving their faster aspart insulin 20 minutes after the meal had similar control to those receiving insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n<h3>Importance of the above study for the development of the artificial pancreas:</h3>\r\nA true artificial pancreas would be a system that combines a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with an insulin pump that required no input from the wearer, giving small frequent doses of insulin when the sugar was rising, and turning off insulin as the sugar was dropping.\r\n\r\nIn the first commercial product approved by the FDA in the artificial pancreas pathway (Medtronic’s 670G, shipping this summer), carbohydrates must be counted and these meals must be entered into the pump by the wearer so that insulin can begin to work as carbohydrate in the meal is absorbed. This is required because absorption of currently available insulin is too slow to allow the artificial pancreas to safely administer enough insulin quickly enough to limit the post-meal rise in glucose and at the same time limit the risk of delayed hypoglycemia.\r\n\r\nWith the development and commercialization of more rapidly absorbed insulins such as faster aspart (and many others to come), our hope is that people with type 1 diabetes will soon be able to wear an artificial pancreas system where the system will administer insulin without their input, even at mealtimes. It remains to be seen whether any of these new insulins will be stable and effective in insulin pumps, but that is the goal.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2017/04/10/dc16-1771.long\" target=\"_blank\">http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2017/04/10/dc16-1771.long</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Research Article Summary: Fast-Acting Insulin Aspart Improves Glycemic Control in Basal-Bolus Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes: Results of a 26-Week Multicenter, Active-Controlled, Treat-to-Target, Randomized, Parallel-Group Trial (Onset 1)','','inherit','closed','closed','','653-revision-v1','','','2017-04-13 13:25:28','2017-04-13 13:25:28','',653,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/13/653-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(658,1,'2017-04-13 13:26:50','2017-04-13 13:26:50','<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\r\n<div class=\"section\">\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h3><img class=\"wp-image-303 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Wood-Photo-e1468432588139.jpg\" alt=\"Wood Photo\" width=\"114\" height=\"127\" />Summary written by: Dr. Michael Wood, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Michigan Medical School and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Diabetes Program</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\nAuthors: David Russell-Jones, Bruce W. Bode, Christophe De Block, Edward Franek, Simon R. Heller, ChantalMathieu, Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Ludger Rose, Vincent C. Woo, Anne Birk Østerskov, Tina Graungaardand Richard M. Bergenstal\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-630 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-14-at-4.21.46-PM-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"243\" />\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\r\n<div class=\"column\">\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3>Summary:</h3>\r\nThis article, published online on March 29, 2017 in Diabetes Care (published ahead of print) demonstrated the effectiveness of fast-acting insulin aspart (faster aspart) in adults with type 1 diabetes on multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy.\r\n\r\nThis new insulin is insulin aspart (Novolog) in a new formulation in which the addition of a compound called niacinamide (part of the vitamin B3 complex) promotes the formation of more single molecules of insulin after injection, leading to faster absorption into the bloodstream.\r\n\r\nIn this large study with over 1000 participants, 3 groups of subjects were tested. One group injected faster aspart before their meals, one group injected faster aspart 20 minutes after the start of the meal, and both of these groups were compared to injection of traditional insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n\r\nThe results were excellent. Subjects receiving mealtime faster aspart had a statistically reduced hemoglobin A1c vs. the subjects receiving traditional insulin aspart and had significantly lower blood glucose values after their meals. The group receiving their faster aspart insulin 20 minutes after the meal had similar control to those receiving insulin aspart before the meal.\r\n<h3>Importance of the above study for the development of the artificial pancreas:</h3>\r\nA true artificial pancreas would be a system that combines a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with an insulin pump that required no input from the wearer, giving small frequent doses of insulin when the sugar was rising, and turning off insulin as the sugar was dropping.\r\n\r\nIn the first commercial product approved by the FDA in the artificial pancreas pathway (Medtronic’s 670G, shipping this summer), carbohydrates must be counted and these meals must be entered into the pump by the wearer so that insulin can begin to work as carbohydrate in the meal is absorbed. This is required because absorption of currently available insulin is too slow to allow the artificial pancreas to safely administer enough insulin quickly enough to limit the post-meal rise in glucose and at the same time limit the risk of delayed hypoglycemia.\r\n\r\nWith the development and commercialization of more rapidly absorbed insulins such as faster aspart (and many others to come), our hope is that people with type 1 diabetes will soon be able to wear an artificial pancreas system where the system will administer insulin without their input, even at mealtimes. It remains to be seen whether any of these new insulins will be stable and effective in insulin pumps, but that is the goal.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2017/04/10/dc16-1771.long\" target=\"_blank\">http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/early/2017/04/10/dc16-1771.long</a>\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','Research Article Summary: Fast-Acting Insulin Aspart Improves Glycemic Control in Basal-Bolus Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes: Results of a 26-Week Multicenter, Active-Controlled, Treat-to-Target, Randomized, Parallel-Group Trial (Onset 1)','','inherit','closed','closed','','653-revision-v1','','','2017-04-13 13:26:50','2017-04-13 13:26:50','',653,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/13/653-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(659,1,'2017-04-14 15:09:57','2017-04-14 15:09:57','','Trifecta Event','','inherit','open','closed','','trifecta-event','','','2017-04-14 15:09:57','2017-04-14 15:09:57','',11,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trifecta-Event.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(660,1,'2017-04-14 15:12:37','2017-04-14 15:12:37','','IMG_7366','','inherit','open','closed','','img_7366','','','2017-04-14 15:12:37','2017-04-14 15:12:37','',11,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_7366.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(662,1,'2017-04-14 15:18:35','2017-04-14 15:18:35','<h2>We are about halfway through year 2 of our project and are wrapping up the app prototype testing!</h2>\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University, along with Dr. Michael Wood from the University of Michigan, have developed an app for kids with type-1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nThe app is designed to help kids with T1D take on more responsibility for managing their diabetes care and allow their parents to take a step back from care.\r\n<h3> Here is an overview of what we accomplished in year 1:</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We held focus groups with kids ages 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app.</li>\r\n 	<li>This information helped our professional web development team create an app that kids with T1D and their parents will want to use!</li>\r\n 	<li>We wrote a paper about our results from the focus groups. It is currently being reviewed, and we will post it here once it has been published.</li>\r\n 	<li>We presented the results from the focus groups at the Partner\'s Connected Health Symposium in October! Check out the poster here: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Partners-Connected-Poster-2016_Hortizontal_100616-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">partners-poster-2016</a>.</li>\r\n 	<li>Recruitment for the prototype testing of the app has been completed.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Here is what to come:</h3>\r\nYear 2:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We are testing the prototype of the mobile app with a small group of children and parents to see what changes need to be made to ensure successful use of the app.</li>\r\n 	<li>We have presented the focus group data at a couple small conferences (see pictures below)</li>\r\n 	<li>We have a paper about our focus group results that is almost ready to be published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research!</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_659\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"221\"]<img class=\"wp-image-659\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trifecta-Event-e1492182803766-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"179\" /> Katie Murray presented the findings from our focus groups at the Trifecta Initiative Research Roundup![/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_660\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"224\"]<img class=\"wp-image-660\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_7366-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"179\" /> Molly Kaiser presented the findings from our focus groups at the University Undergraduate Research &amp; Arts Forum.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYear 3:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We will test the app with a larger group of children and parents to assess each of our variables of interest.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ADA-Grant-Project-Timeline-for-Website.png\" alt=\"ADA Grant Project Timeline for Website\" width=\"1718\" height=\"1060\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Study Progress','','inherit','closed','closed','','11-revision-v1','','','2017-04-14 15:18:35','2017-04-14 15:18:35','',11,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/14/11-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(661,1,'2017-04-14 15:15:54','2017-04-14 15:15:54','<h2>We are about halfway through year 2 of our project and are wrapping up the app prototype testing!</h2>\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University, along with Dr. Michael Wood from the University of Michigan, have developed an app for kids with type-1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nThe app is designed to help kids with T1D take on more responsibility for managing their diabetes care and allow their parents to take a step back from care.\r\n<h3> Here is an overview of what we accomplished in year 1:</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We held focus groups with kids ages 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app.</li>\r\n 	<li>This information helped our professional web development team create an app that kids with T1D and their parents will want to use!</li>\r\n 	<li>We wrote a paper about our results from the focus groups. It is currently being reviewed, and we will post it here once it has been published.</li>\r\n 	<li>We presented the results from the focus groups at the Partner\'s Connected Health Symposium in October! Check out the poster here: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Partners-Connected-Poster-2016_Hortizontal_100616-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">partners-poster-2016</a>.</li>\r\n 	<li>Recruitment for the prototype testing of the app has been completed.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Here is what to come:</h3>\r\nYear 2:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We are testing the prototype of the mobile app with a small group of children and parents to see what changes need to be made to ensure successful use of the app.</li>\r\n 	<li>We have presented the focus group data at a couple small conferences (see pictures below)</li>\r\n 	<li>We have a paper about our focus group results that is almost ready to be published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research!</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_659\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"221\"]<img class=\"wp-image-659 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trifecta-Event-e1492182803766-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"179\" /> Member of our research team, Katie Murray, presented the findings from our MyT1DHero app focus groups at the Trifecta Initiative Research Roundup![/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_660\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"220\"]<img class=\"wp-image-660\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_7366-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"176\" /> Undergraduate student and member of our research team, Molly Kaiser, presented the findings from our MyT1DHero app focus groups at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF).[/caption]\r\n\r\nYear 3:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We will test the app with a larger group of children and parents to assess each of our variables of interest.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ADA-Grant-Project-Timeline-for-Website.png\" alt=\"ADA Grant Project Timeline for Website\" width=\"1718\" height=\"1060\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Study Progress','','inherit','closed','closed','','11-revision-v1','','','2017-04-14 15:15:54','2017-04-14 15:15:54','',11,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/14/11-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(663,1,'2017-04-14 15:19:06','2017-04-14 15:19:06','<h2>We are about halfway through year 2 of our project and are wrapping up the app prototype testing!</h2>\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University, along with Dr. Michael Wood from the University of Michigan, have developed an app for kids with type-1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nThe app is designed to help kids with T1D take on more responsibility for managing their diabetes care and allow their parents to take a step back from care.\r\n<h3> Here is an overview of what we accomplished in year 1:</h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We held focus groups with kids ages 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app.</li>\r\n 	<li>This information helped our professional web development team create an app that kids with T1D and their parents will want to use!</li>\r\n 	<li>We wrote a paper about our results from the focus groups. It is currently being reviewed, and we will post it here once it has been published.</li>\r\n 	<li>We presented the results from the focus groups at the Partner\'s Connected Health Symposium in October! Check out the poster here: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Partners-Connected-Poster-2016_Hortizontal_100616-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">partners-poster-2016</a>.</li>\r\n 	<li>Recruitment for the prototype testing of the app has been completed.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<h3>Here is what to come:</h3>\r\nYear 2:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We are testing the prototype of the mobile app with a small group of children and parents to see what changes need to be made to ensure successful use of the app.</li>\r\n 	<li>We have presented the focus group data at a couple small conferences (see pictures below)</li>\r\n 	<li>We have a paper about our focus group results that is almost ready to be published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research!</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_659\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"267\"]<img class=\"wp-image-659\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trifecta-Event-e1492182803766-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"215\" /> Katie Murray presented the findings from our focus groups at the Trifecta Initiative Research Roundup![/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_660\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"268\"]<img class=\"wp-image-660\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_7366-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"215\" /> Molly Kaiser presented the findings from our focus groups at the University Undergraduate Research &amp; Arts Forum.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYear 3:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We will test the app with a larger group of children and parents to assess each of our variables of interest.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ADA-Grant-Project-Timeline-for-Website.png\" alt=\"ADA Grant Project Timeline for Website\" width=\"1718\" height=\"1060\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Study Progress','','inherit','closed','closed','','11-revision-v1','','','2017-04-14 15:19:06','2017-04-14 15:19:06','',11,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/14/11-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(719,1,'2017-08-01 14:59:53','2017-08-01 14:59:53','','Grant Timeline_Aug 2017','','inherit','open','closed','','grant-timeline_aug-2017','','','2017-08-01 14:59:53','2017-08-01 14:59:53','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf',0,'attachment','application/pdf',0),(721,1,'2017-08-01 15:01:08','2017-08-01 15:01:08','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-720 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2017-08-01-at-11.00.15-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2140\" height=\"996\" />\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review). Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Family Process Journal</em>.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-08-01 15:01:08','2017-08-01 15:01:08','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/01/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(664,1,'2017-04-21 12:51:14','2017-04-21 12:51:14','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<h3><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-543 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-1.04.43-PM.png\" width=\"1396\" height=\"523\" /></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Nov-2016-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Above Timelines HERE</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review). Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Journal of Pediatric Nursing.**</em></span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-04-21 12:51:14','2017-04-21 12:51:14','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/21/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(665,1,'2017-04-27 18:45:26','2017-04-27 18:45:26','<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5idsc\" data-offset-key=\"1c6o6-0-0\">\r\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1c6o6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1c6o6-0-0\">One little boy shares his story about being diagnosed with diabetes in this touching video.</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1c6o6-0-0\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5idsc\" data-offset-key=\"u3lv-0-0\">\r\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"u3lv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"u3lv-0-0\"> </span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5idsc\" data-offset-key=\"15bqv-0-0\">\r\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"15bqv-0-0\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/214428693\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://vimeo.com/214428693\">A Message From Noah</a> from <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/user22817437\">Mike Colby</a> on <a href=\"https://vimeo.com\">Vimeo</a>.</p>','A Message from Noah','','publish','open','open','','a-message-from-noah','','\nhttps://vimeo.com/214428693','2017-04-27 18:45:45','2017-04-27 18:45:45','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=665',0,'post','',1),(666,1,'2017-04-27 18:45:02','2017-04-27 18:45:02','<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5idsc\" data-offset-key=\"1c6o6-0-0\">\r\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1c6o6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1c6o6-0-0\">One little boy shares his story about being diagnosed with diabetes in this touching video.</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1c6o6-0-0\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5idsc\" data-offset-key=\"u3lv-0-0\">\r\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"u3lv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"u3lv-0-0\"> </span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"5idsc\" data-offset-key=\"15bqv-0-0\">\r\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"15bqv-0-0\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/214428693\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://vimeo.com/214428693\">A Message From Noah</a> from <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/user22817437\">Mike Colby</a> on <a href=\"https://vimeo.com\">Vimeo</a>.</p>','A Message from Noah','','inherit','closed','closed','','665-revision-v1','','','2017-04-27 18:45:02','2017-04-27 18:45:02','',665,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/04/27/665-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(669,1,'2017-05-15 16:26:36','2017-05-15 16:26:36','<h3>By: Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist &amp; Grant Project Manager, Michigan State University</h3>\r\nType 1 diabetes is a complicated disease. What works perfectly well for managing your blood sugars one day, may not work as well the next day. There are so many factors that play into the outcomes of blood sugar numbers: stress, eating, exercise, hormones, sleep, and on and on. People with type 1 diabetes often test their blood sugar six or more times per day to cope with these factors. Young people with type 1 diabetes often rely on the help of their parents for consistent management.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_361\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"247\"]<img class=\"wp-image-361\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"237\" /> Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager[/caption]\r\n\r\nAll parents face a mountain of challenges. Just imagine puberty with any typical teenage son, who may be moody and reluctant to do what you have asked. This is difficult for everybody, but when you add type 1 diabetes into the mix, the outcomes of your teenage son disobeying could result in dire consequences: seizures, fainting and even hospitalizations.\r\n\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University are developing a Michigan-based website for parents of children with type 1 diabetes, called MyT1D Hope. MyT1D Hope aims to provide support and reliable, up-to-date information to help parents ease the difficulties that accompany, not just puberty, but many stages and events in their child’s life. This includes milestones, such as being first diagnosed, starting middle school, and going away to college, as well as life events, such as camps, sports, driving, and even alcohol.\r\n\r\nAccompanying the reliable information on the MyT1D Hope website is a Michigan-based Facebook support group. This group is a private and moderated space for Michigan parents who have a child with type 1 diabetes to connect with others in their community.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-674 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/student-849826_960_720-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"223\" />In focus groups conducted by the MSU team, parents have observed that although there are many good Facebook support groups, one that is for Michigan parents only would be helpful. One parent suggested how helpful it could be if they were traveling for sports to another part of the state and had forgotten something they needed for management, they could simply go into this group and see if anyone in the area could help them out.  Every time we share a load, the load becomes lighter.\r\n\r\nWe also hope that this Michigan-based support group will help individuals form networks with people near them that are facing the same challenges.\r\n\r\nDevelopment of the website will be complete in June 2017. Researchers will begin recruiting interested parents to test the website in June 2017 as well. For more information, contact Katie (517-884-8892 or <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu)\">murra172@msu.edu)</a>.','MyT1D Hope: A Website for Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes','','publish','open','open','','myt1d-hope-a-website-for-parents-with-children-with-type-1-diabetes','','','2017-05-15 16:35:03','2017-05-15 16:35:03','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=669',0,'post','',0),(670,1,'2017-05-15 16:19:44','2017-05-15 16:19:44','','placeit5','','inherit','open','closed','','placeit5','','','2017-05-15 16:19:44','2017-05-15 16:19:44','',669,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/placeit5.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(671,1,'2017-05-15 16:23:51','2017-05-15 16:23:51','','placeit','','inherit','open','closed','','placeit','','','2017-05-15 16:23:51','2017-05-15 16:23:51','',669,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/placeit.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(672,1,'2017-05-15 16:26:36','2017-05-15 16:26:36','<h3>By: Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist &amp; Grant Project Manager, Michigan State University</h3>\r\nType 1 diabetes is a complicated disease. What works perfectly well for managing your blood sugars one day, may not work as well the next day. There are so many factors that play into the outcomes of blood sugar numbers: stress, eating, exercise, hormones, sleep, and on and on. People with type 1 diabetes often test their blood sugar six or more times per day to cope with these factors. Young people with type 1 diabetes often rely on the help of their parents for consistent management.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_361\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"207\"]<img class=\"wp-image-361\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"199\" /> Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager[/caption]\r\n\r\nAll parents face a mountain of challenges. Just imagine puberty with any typical teenage son, who may be moody and reluctant to do what you have asked. This is difficult for everybody, but when you add type 1 diabetes into the mix, the outcomes of your teenage son disobeying could result in dire consequences: seizures, fainting and even hospitalizations.\r\n\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University are developing a Michigan-based website for parents of children with type 1 diabetes, called MyT1D Hope. MyT1D Hope aims to provide support and reliable, up-to-date information to help parents ease the difficulties that accompany, not just puberty, but many stages and events in their child’s life. This includes milestones, such as being first diagnosed, starting middle school, and going away to college, as well as life events, such as camps, sports, driving, and even alcohol.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-671 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/placeit-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"212\" />Accompanying the reliable information on the MyT1D Hope website is a Michigan-based Facebook support group. This group is a private and moderated space for Michigan parents who have a child with type 1 diabetes to connect with others in their community.\r\n\r\nIn focus groups conducted by the MSU team, parents have observed that although there are many good Facebook support groups, one that is for Michigan parents only would be helpful. One parent suggested how helpful it could be if they were traveling for sports to another part of the state and had forgotten something they needed for management, they could simply go into this group and see if anyone in the area could help them out.  Every time we share a load, the load becomes lighter.\r\n\r\nWe also hope that this Michigan-based support group will help individuals form networks with people near them that are facing the same challenges.\r\n\r\nDevelopment of the website will be complete in June 2017. Researchers will begin recruiting interested parents to test the website in June 2017 as well. For more information, contact Katie (517-884-8892 or <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu)\">murra172@msu.edu)</a>.','MyT1D Hope: A Website for Parents with Children with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','669-revision-v1','','','2017-05-15 16:26:36','2017-05-15 16:26:36','',669,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/05/15/669-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(673,1,'2017-05-15 16:28:12','2017-05-15 16:28:12','<h3>By: Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist &amp; Grant Project Manager, Michigan State University</h3>\r\nType 1 diabetes is a complicated disease. What works perfectly well for managing your blood sugars one day, may not work as well the next day. There are so many factors that play into the outcomes of blood sugar numbers: stress, eating, exercise, hormones, sleep, and on and on. People with type 1 diabetes often test their blood sugar six or more times per day to cope with these factors. Young people with type 1 diabetes often rely on the help of their parents for consistent management.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_361\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"207\"]<img class=\"wp-image-361\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"199\" /> Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager[/caption]\r\n\r\nAll parents face a mountain of challenges. Just imagine puberty with any typical teenage son, who may be moody and reluctant to do what you have asked. This is difficult for everybody, but when you add type 1 diabetes into the mix, the outcomes of your teenage son disobeying could result in dire consequences: seizures, fainting and even hospitalizations.\r\n\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University are developing a Michigan-based website for parents of children with type 1 diabetes, called MyT1D Hope. MyT1D Hope aims to provide support and reliable, up-to-date information to help parents ease the difficulties that accompany, not just puberty, but many stages and events in their child’s life. This includes milestones, such as being first diagnosed, starting middle school, and going away to college, as well as life events, such as camps, sports, driving, and even alcohol.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-671 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/placeit-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"212\" />Accompanying the reliable information on the MyT1D Hope website is a Michigan-based Facebook support group. This group is a private and moderated space for Michigan parents who have a child with type 1 diabetes to connect with others in their community.\r\n\r\nIn focus groups conducted by the MSU team, parents have observed that although there are many good Facebook support groups, one that is for Michigan parents only would be helpful. One parent suggested how helpful it could be if they were traveling for sports to another part of the state and had forgotten something they needed for management, they could simply go into this group and see if anyone in the area could help them out.  Every time we share a load, the load becomes lighter.\r\n\r\nWe also hope that this Michigan-based support group will help individuals form networks with people near them that are facing the same challenges.\r\n\r\nDevelopment of the website will be complete in June 2017. Researchers will begin recruiting interested parents to test the website in June 2017 as well. For more information, contact Katie (517-884-8892 or <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu)\">murra172@msu.edu)</a>.','MyT1D Hope: A Website for Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','669-revision-v1','','','2017-05-15 16:28:12','2017-05-15 16:28:12','',669,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/05/15/669-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(674,1,'2017-05-15 16:34:23','2017-05-15 16:34:23','','student-849826_960_720','','inherit','open','closed','','student-849826_960_720','','','2017-05-15 16:34:23','2017-05-15 16:34:23','',669,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/student-849826_960_720.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(675,1,'2017-05-15 16:34:27','2017-05-15 16:34:27','<h3>By: Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist &amp; Grant Project Manager, Michigan State University</h3>\nType 1 diabetes is a complicated disease. What works perfectly well for managing your blood sugars one day, may not work as well the next day. There are so many factors that play into the outcomes of blood sugar numbers: stress, eating, exercise, hormones, sleep, and on and on. People with type 1 diabetes often test their blood sugar six or more times per day to cope with these factors. Young people with type 1 diabetes often rely on the help of their parents for consistent management.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_361\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"207\"]<img class=\"wp-image-361\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"199\" /> Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager[/caption]\n\nAll parents face a mountain of challenges. Just imagine puberty with any typical teenage son, who may be moody and reluctant to do what you have asked. This is difficult for everybody, but when you add type 1 diabetes into the mix, the outcomes of your teenage son disobeying could result in dire consequences: seizures, fainting and even hospitalizations.\n\nResearchers at Michigan State University are developing a Michigan-based website for parents of children with type 1 diabetes, called MyT1D Hope. MyT1D Hope aims to provide support and reliable, up-to-date information to help parents ease the difficulties that accompany, not just puberty, but many stages and events in their child’s life. This includes milestones, such as being first diagnosed, starting middle school, and going away to college, as well as life events, such as camps, sports, driving, and even alcohol.\n\nAccompanying the reliable information on the MyT1D Hope website is a Michigan-based Facebook support group. This group is a private and moderated space for Michigan parents who have a child with type 1 diabetes to connect with others in their community.\n\nIn focus groups conducted by the MSU team, parents have observed that although there are many good Facebook support groups, one that is for Michigan parents only would be helpful. One parent suggested how helpful it could be if they were traveling for sports to another part of the state and had forgotten something they needed for management, they could simply go into this group and see if anyone in the area could help them out.  Every time we share a load, the load becomes lighter.\n\nWe also hope that this Michigan-based support group will help individuals form networks with people near them that are facing the same challenges.\n\nDevelopment of the website will be complete in June 2017. Researchers will begin recruiting interested parents to test the website in June 2017 as well. For more information, contact Katie (517-884-8892 or <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu)\">murra172@msu.edu)</a>.','MyT1D Hope: A Website for Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','669-autosave-v1','','','2017-05-15 16:34:27','2017-05-15 16:34:27','',669,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/05/15/669-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(676,1,'2017-05-15 16:34:41','2017-05-15 16:34:41','<h3>By: Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist &amp; Grant Project Manager, Michigan State University</h3>\r\nType 1 diabetes is a complicated disease. What works perfectly well for managing your blood sugars one day, may not work as well the next day. There are so many factors that play into the outcomes of blood sugar numbers: stress, eating, exercise, hormones, sleep, and on and on. People with type 1 diabetes often test their blood sugar six or more times per day to cope with these factors. Young people with type 1 diabetes often rely on the help of their parents for consistent management.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_361\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"207\"]<img class=\"wp-image-361\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"199\" /> Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager[/caption]\r\n\r\nAll parents face a mountain of challenges. Just imagine puberty with any typical teenage son, who may be moody and reluctant to do what you have asked. This is difficult for everybody, but when you add type 1 diabetes into the mix, the outcomes of your teenage son disobeying could result in dire consequences: seizures, fainting and even hospitalizations.\r\n\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University are developing a Michigan-based website for parents of children with type 1 diabetes, called MyT1D Hope. MyT1D Hope aims to provide support and reliable, up-to-date information to help parents ease the difficulties that accompany, not just puberty, but many stages and events in their child’s life. This includes milestones, such as being first diagnosed, starting middle school, and going away to college, as well as life events, such as camps, sports, driving, and even alcohol.\r\n\r\nAccompanying the reliable information on the MyT1D Hope website is a Michigan-based Facebook support group. This group is a private and moderated space for Michigan parents who have a child with type 1 diabetes to connect with others in their community.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-674 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/student-849826_960_720-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"223\" />In focus groups conducted by the MSU team, parents have observed that although there are many good Facebook support groups, one that is for Michigan parents only would be helpful. One parent suggested how helpful it could be if they were traveling for sports to another part of the state and had forgotten something they needed for management, they could simply go into this group and see if anyone in the area could help them out.  Every time we share a load, the load becomes lighter.\r\n\r\nWe also hope that this Michigan-based support group will help individuals form networks with people near them that are facing the same challenges.\r\n\r\nDevelopment of the website will be complete in June 2017. Researchers will begin recruiting interested parents to test the website in June 2017 as well. For more information, contact Katie (517-884-8892 or <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu)\">murra172@msu.edu)</a>.','MyT1D Hope: A Website for Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','669-revision-v1','','','2017-05-15 16:34:41','2017-05-15 16:34:41','',669,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/05/15/669-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(677,1,'2017-05-15 16:35:03','2017-05-15 16:35:03','<h3>By: Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist &amp; Grant Project Manager, Michigan State University</h3>\r\nType 1 diabetes is a complicated disease. What works perfectly well for managing your blood sugars one day, may not work as well the next day. There are so many factors that play into the outcomes of blood sugar numbers: stress, eating, exercise, hormones, sleep, and on and on. People with type 1 diabetes often test their blood sugar six or more times per day to cope with these factors. Young people with type 1 diabetes often rely on the help of their parents for consistent management.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_361\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"247\"]<img class=\"wp-image-361\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Murray-Katharine-09132016-2794-1-copy-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"237\" /> Katie Murray, M.A., Outreach Specialist and Grant Project Manager[/caption]\r\n\r\nAll parents face a mountain of challenges. Just imagine puberty with any typical teenage son, who may be moody and reluctant to do what you have asked. This is difficult for everybody, but when you add type 1 diabetes into the mix, the outcomes of your teenage son disobeying could result in dire consequences: seizures, fainting and even hospitalizations.\r\n\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University are developing a Michigan-based website for parents of children with type 1 diabetes, called MyT1D Hope. MyT1D Hope aims to provide support and reliable, up-to-date information to help parents ease the difficulties that accompany, not just puberty, but many stages and events in their child’s life. This includes milestones, such as being first diagnosed, starting middle school, and going away to college, as well as life events, such as camps, sports, driving, and even alcohol.\r\n\r\nAccompanying the reliable information on the MyT1D Hope website is a Michigan-based Facebook support group. This group is a private and moderated space for Michigan parents who have a child with type 1 diabetes to connect with others in their community.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-674 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/student-849826_960_720-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"335\" height=\"223\" />In focus groups conducted by the MSU team, parents have observed that although there are many good Facebook support groups, one that is for Michigan parents only would be helpful. One parent suggested how helpful it could be if they were traveling for sports to another part of the state and had forgotten something they needed for management, they could simply go into this group and see if anyone in the area could help them out.  Every time we share a load, the load becomes lighter.\r\n\r\nWe also hope that this Michigan-based support group will help individuals form networks with people near them that are facing the same challenges.\r\n\r\nDevelopment of the website will be complete in June 2017. Researchers will begin recruiting interested parents to test the website in June 2017 as well. For more information, contact Katie (517-884-8892 or <a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu)\">murra172@msu.edu)</a>.','MyT1D Hope: A Website for Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes','','inherit','closed','closed','','669-revision-v1','','','2017-05-15 16:35:03','2017-05-15 16:35:03','',669,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/05/15/669-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(678,1,'2017-05-31 18:41:52','2017-05-31 18:41:52','A T1D hero is a strong, patient, and courageous person. They persevere through the extreme challenges of managing T1D. They work to achieve their goals, not letting T1D get in their way.\r\n\r\nA T1D hero is the person living with T1D, their mom or dad, their brother or sister, their spouse or best friend, their doctors and nurses. Everyone impacted by T1D is a hero.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-373\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ShareYourStory_Instagram-300x300.png\" alt=\"shareyourstory_instagram\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWe want to hear your story! Share your story by clicking and filling out your information on the Google Form: <a href=\"https://tinyurl.com/T1DStory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://tinyurl.com/T1DStory</a>','Share Your Story','','inherit','closed','closed','','370-revision-v1','','','2017-05-31 18:41:52','2017-05-31 18:41:52','',370,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/05/31/370-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(679,1,'2017-06-02 11:47:07','2017-06-02 11:47:07','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<h3><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-543 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-1.04.43-PM.png\" width=\"1396\" height=\"523\" /></h3>\r\n<a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Nov-2016-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Above Timelines HERE</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review). Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Family Process Journal</em>.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-06-02 11:47:07','2017-06-02 11:47:07','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/02/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(680,1,'2017-06-05 18:08:45','2017-06-05 18:08:45','<h3>By Amanda Bock</h3>\r\nThe events we experience as we age mold and shape us into the individuals we are. How, exactly, we let ourselves be molded and shaped is entirely up to us. In the words of Wayne W. Dyer, “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” There is always something positive to focus on in a situation, no matter how terrible it might seem. Looking back on my life so far, I can think of one distinct moment where I chose to grow and treat what happened as a <em>gift. </em>\r\n\r\nIn January 2010, when I was 9, my life took a 180 degree turn when I returned home from my first day back at school from winter break. I had been feeling off for quite some time. I <img class=\"wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"326\" />was very thin, easily upset, and eating and drinking an extreme amount. My mom asked me to take a test, telling me to pee on a stick, which seemed very strange, but I did it.\r\nI did not have the slightest idea why my mom was so worried when she saw the result show a dark purple color; a color not even shown on the test’s result diagram. As my mom went to call the hospital about the results, I remember going to sit by our family fireplace, eating a strawberry ice cream bar. My sister Annie sat next to me, a middle schooler at the time, and we talked about our first day back to school. My sister turned to me, realizing who mom was on the phone with, and said jokingly, “Wouldn’t it be funny if you had diabetes?” Little did she know that a couple hours later, I would be in the emergency room at the University of Michigan Hospital with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type one.\r\n\r\nSitting in the hospital later that night was terrifying. I still had very little idea of what was going on, and how this disease I was diagnosed with would affect me. My blood glucose had a reading of 855, which means I was nearly comatose. I was lucky to still be conscious, I was lucky to be alive. My mom was with me for the first night and helped keep me calm. Most of my hospital experience was a blur. All I seem to remember was how hungry I was the first night, as I hadn’t eaten anything since my strawberry ice cream. I became increasingly frustrated that the nurses wouldn’t give me any food. I understand now that they were waiting for my blood sugar to lower, but at the time it made me grumpy. My father came to the hospital on the second day to stay with me. He brought me a little stuffed dog that I named “Carmelo,” and allowed me to have chocolate cake for dinner. It may have seemed insignificant to him, but it was my way of rebelling against the strict diet I had to follow in the hospital. I spent a total of three days in the hospital learning what diabetes was, how I had to manage it, and how it would affect the rest of my life.\r\n\r\nIt was a massive life change for me and my entire family. I could no longer go about my day as a normal kid. All my food needed to be counted in carbohydrates and then calculated into an insulin injection. I had to constantly prick my finger and check my blood glucose every time I exercised or ate food. My whole family had to learn how to give injections. I had to learn to manage one of the hardest to control diseases and not let it stop me from participating in the same activities as the other kids my age. I soon went on a new type of equipment called an insulin pump, which replaced my syringe injections with an electronic device that administers my medication in a way similar to an IV. Within the first three years of having diabetes, I became almost completely independent with my treatment. I learned how food, medication, exercise, illness, weather, and hormones affect my blood glucose. I faced diabetes burnout, a form of depression people with diabetes often struggle with when the overwhelming task of management becomes too much.\r\n\r\nThe reality of my diagnosis was that life wasn’t going to be a cakewalk, and I had to learn that I was going to be different than others around me. I have dealt with pain and <img class=\"wp-image-683 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"253\" />responsibility that very few people will ever endure. Yet, despite the struggles, hardships and downfalls, I have learned how to be independent and take care of my body. I have been able to understand the science behind my diabetes and how my choices impact my future. This has ultimately helped me develop a healthier lifestyle. I have learned what love is, by the patience and support my family has shown me. Being diagnosed with diabetes has caused me take on many responsibilities and helped me to gain understanding and maturity different than many kids my age. Diabetes has caused me to look at the bigger picture of life, to find silver linings, and to give everyone grace with their own personal struggles. My diabetes has even impacted my future, influencing the type of career I intend to pursue. I will be majoring in biochemistry to train for a career in technological advancements and research on diabetes to help others facing similar hardships.\r\n\r\nDiabetes sucks, there is no other way to say it. What happened as a result of the hardships though, was a gift. I grew as an individual and learned lessons no textbook could ever teach. I have taken this life experience and made the choice to view it as a gift that will drive me to better the world for others.','You Get to Choose','','publish','open','open','','you-get-to-choose','','','2017-06-05 18:31:11','2017-06-05 18:31:11','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=680',0,'post','',1),(681,1,'2017-06-05 18:04:31','2017-06-05 18:04:31','','juneblog','','inherit','open','closed','','juneblog','','','2017-06-05 18:04:31','2017-06-05 18:04:31','',680,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(682,1,'2017-06-05 18:04:47','2017-06-05 18:04:47','','juneblog2','','inherit','open','closed','','juneblog2','','','2017-06-05 18:04:47','2017-06-05 18:04:47','',680,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(683,1,'2017-06-05 18:05:08','2017-06-05 18:05:08','','juneblog3','','inherit','open','closed','','juneblog3','','','2017-06-05 18:05:08','2017-06-05 18:05:08','',680,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog3.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(684,1,'2017-06-05 18:08:45','2017-06-05 18:08:45','<h3>By Amanda Bock</h3>\r\nThe events we experience as we age mold and shape us into the individuals we are. How, exactly, we let ourselves be molded and shaped is entirely up to us. In the words of Wayne W. Dyer, “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” There is always something positive to focus on in a situation, no matter how terrible it might seem. Looking back on my life so far, I can think of one distinct moment where I chose to grow and treat what happened as a <em>gift. </em>\r\nIn January 2010, when I was 9, my life took a 180 degree turn when I returned home from my first day back at school from winter break. I had been feeling off for quite some time. I was very thin, easily upset, and eating and drinking an extreme amount. <img class=\" wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"326\" />My mom asked me to take a test, telling me to pee on a stick, which seemed very strange, but I did it. I did not have the slightest idea why my mom was so worried when she saw the result show a dark purple color; a color not even shown on the test’s result diagram. As my mom went to call the hospital about the results, I remember going to sit by our family fireplace, eating a strawberry ice cream bar. My sister Annie sat next to me, a middle schooler at the time, and we talked about our first day back to school. My sister turned to me, realizing who mom was on the phone with, and said jokingly, “Wouldn’t it be funny if you had diabetes?” Little did she know that a couple hours later, I was in the emergency room at the University of Michigan Hospital with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type one.\r\n\r\nSitting in the hospital later that night was terrifying. I still had very little idea of what was going on, and how this disease I was diagnosed with would affect me. My blood glucose had a reading of 855, which means I was nearly comatose. I was lucky to still be conscious, I was lucky to be alive. My mom was with me for the first night and helped keep me calm. Most of my hospital experience was a blur. All I seem to remember was how hungry I was the first night, as I hadn’t eaten anything since my strawberry ice cream. I became increasingly frustrated that the nurses wouldn’t give me any food. I understand now that they were waiting for my blood sugar to lower, but at the time it made me grumpy. My father came to the hospital on the second day to stay with me. He brought me a little stuffed dog that I named “Carmelo,” and allowed me to have chocolate cake for dinner. It may have seemed insignificant to him, but it was my way of rebelling against the strict diet I had to follow in the hospital. I spent a total of three days in the hospital learning what diabetes was, how I had to manage it, and how it would affect the rest of my life.\r\n\r\nIt was a massive life change for me and my entire family. I could no longer go about my day as a normal kid. All my food needed to be counted in carbohydrates and then calculated into an insulin injection. I had to constantly prick my finger and check my blood glucose every time I exercised or ate food. My whole family had to learn how to give injections. I had to learn to manage one of the hardest to control diseases and not let it stop me from participating in the same activities as the other kids my age. I soon went on a new type of equipment called an insulin pump, which replaced my syringe injections with an electronic device that administers my medication in a way similar to an IV. Within the first three years of having diabetes, I became almost completely independent with my treatment. I learned how food, medication, exercise, illness, weather, and hormones affect my blood glucose. I faced diabetes burnout, a form of depression people with diabetes often struggle with when the overwhelming task of management becomes too much.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-683 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" />The reality of my diagnosis was that life wasn’t going to be a cakewalk, and I had to learn that I was going to be different than others around me. I have dealt with pain and responsibility that very few people will ever endure. Yet, despite the struggles, hardships and downfalls, I have learned how to be independent and take care of my body. I have been able to understand the science behind my diabetes and how my choices impact my future. This has ultimately helped me develop a healthier lifestyle. I have learned what love is, by the patience and support my family has shown me. Being diagnosed with diabetes has caused me take on many responsibilities and helped me to gain understanding and maturity different than many kids my age. Diabetes has caused me to look at the bigger picture of life, to find silver linings, and to give everyone grace with their own personal struggles. My diabetes has even impacted my future, influencing the type of career I intend to pursue. I will be majoring in biochemistry to train for a career in technological advancements and research on diabetes to help others facing similar hardships.\r\n\r\nDiabetes sucks, there is no other way to say it. What happened as a result of the hardships though, was a gift. I grew as an individual and learned lessons no textbook could ever teach. I have taken this life experience and made the choice to view it as a gift that will drive me to better the world for others.','You Get to Choose','','inherit','closed','closed','','680-revision-v1','','','2017-06-05 18:08:45','2017-06-05 18:08:45','',680,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/05/680-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(685,1,'2017-06-05 18:09:47','2017-06-05 18:09:47','<h3>By Amanda Bock</h3>\r\nThe events we experience as we age mold and shape us into the individuals we are. How, exactly, we let ourselves be molded and shaped is entirely up to us. In the words of Wayne W. Dyer, “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” There is always something positive to focus on in a situation, no matter how terrible it might seem. Looking back on my life so far, I can think of one distinct moment where I chose to grow and treat what happened as a <em>gift. </em>\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"326\" />In January 2010, when I was 9, my life took a 180 degree turn when I returned home from my first day back at school from winter break. I had been feeling off for quite some time. I was very thin, easily upset, and eating and drinking an extreme amount. My mom asked me to take a test, telling me to pee on a stick, which seemed very strange, but I did it.\r\nI did not have the slightest idea why my mom was so worried when she saw the result show a dark purple color; a color not even shown on the test’s result diagram. As my mom went to call the hospital about the results, I remember going to sit by our family fireplace, eating a strawberry ice cream bar. My sister Annie sat next to me, a middle schooler at the time, and we talked about our first day back to school. My sister turned to me, realizing who mom was on the phone with, and said jokingly, “Wouldn’t it be funny if you had diabetes?” Little did she know that a couple hours later, I was in the emergency room at the University of Michigan Hospital with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type one.\r\n\r\nSitting in the hospital later that night was terrifying. I still had very little idea of what was going on, and how this disease I was diagnosed with would affect me. My blood glucose had a reading of 855, which means I was nearly comatose. I was lucky to still be conscious, I was lucky to be alive. My mom was with me for the first night and helped keep me calm. Most of my hospital experience was a blur. All I seem to remember was how hungry I was the first night, as I hadn’t eaten anything since my strawberry ice cream. I became increasingly frustrated that the nurses wouldn’t give me any food. I understand now that they were waiting for my blood sugar to lower, but at the time it made me grumpy. My father came to the hospital on the second day to stay with me. He brought me a little stuffed dog that I named “Carmelo,” and allowed me to have chocolate cake for dinner. It may have seemed insignificant to him, but it was my way of rebelling against the strict diet I had to follow in the hospital. I spent a total of three days in the hospital learning what diabetes was, how I had to manage it, and how it would affect the rest of my life.\r\n\r\nIt was a massive life change for me and my entire family. I could no longer go about my day as a normal kid. All my food needed to be counted in carbohydrates and then calculated into an insulin injection. I had to constantly prick my finger and check my blood glucose every time I exercised or ate food. My whole family had to learn how to give injections. I had to learn to manage one of the hardest to control diseases and not let it stop me from participating in the same activities as the other kids my age. I soon went on a new type of equipment called an insulin pump, which replaced my syringe injections with an electronic device that administers my medication in a way similar to an IV. Within the first three years of having diabetes, I became almost completely independent with my treatment. I learned how food, medication, exercise, illness, weather, and hormones affect my blood glucose. I faced diabetes burnout, a form of depression people with diabetes often struggle with when the overwhelming task of management becomes too much.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-683 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" />The reality of my diagnosis was that life wasn’t going to be a cakewalk, and I had to learn that I was going to be different than others around me. I have dealt with pain and responsibility that very few people will ever endure. Yet, despite the struggles, hardships and downfalls, I have learned how to be independent and take care of my body. I have been able to understand the science behind my diabetes and how my choices impact my future. This has ultimately helped me develop a healthier lifestyle. I have learned what love is, by the patience and support my family has shown me. Being diagnosed with diabetes has caused me take on many responsibilities and helped me to gain understanding and maturity different than many kids my age. Diabetes has caused me to look at the bigger picture of life, to find silver linings, and to give everyone grace with their own personal struggles. My diabetes has even impacted my future, influencing the type of career I intend to pursue. I will be majoring in biochemistry to train for a career in technological advancements and research on diabetes to help others facing similar hardships.\r\n\r\nDiabetes sucks, there is no other way to say it. What happened as a result of the hardships though, was a gift. I grew as an individual and learned lessons no textbook could ever teach. I have taken this life experience and made the choice to view it as a gift that will drive me to better the world for others.','You Get to Choose','','inherit','closed','closed','','680-revision-v1','','','2017-06-05 18:09:47','2017-06-05 18:09:47','',680,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/05/680-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(686,1,'2017-06-05 18:10:27','2017-06-05 18:10:27','<h3>By Amanda Bock</h3>\r\nThe events we experience as we age mold and shape us into the individuals we are. How, exactly, we let ourselves be molded and shaped is entirely up to us. In the words of Wayne W. Dyer, “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” There is always something positive to focus on in a situation, no matter how terrible it might seem. Looking back on my life so far, I can think of one distinct moment where I chose to grow and treat what happened as a <em>gift. </em>\r\n\r\nIn January 2010, when I was 9, my life took a 180 degree turn when I returned home from my first day back at school from winter break. I had been feeling off for quite some time. I <img class=\"wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"326\" />was very thin, easily upset, and eating and drinking an extreme amount. My mom asked me to take a test, telling me to pee on a stick, which seemed very strange, but I did it.\r\nI did not have the slightest idea why my mom was so worried when she saw the result show a dark purple color; a color not even shown on the test’s result diagram. As my mom went to call the hospital about the results, I remember going to sit by our family fireplace, eating a strawberry ice cream bar. My sister Annie sat next to me, a middle schooler at the time, and we talked about our first day back to school. My sister turned to me, realizing who mom was on the phone with, and said jokingly, “Wouldn’t it be funny if you had diabetes?” Little did she know that a couple hours later, I was in the emergency room at the University of Michigan Hospital with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type one.\r\n\r\nSitting in the hospital later that night was terrifying. I still had very little idea of what was going on, and how this disease I was diagnosed with would affect me. My blood glucose had a reading of 855, which means I was nearly comatose. I was lucky to still be conscious, I was lucky to be alive. My mom was with me for the first night and helped keep me calm. Most of my hospital experience was a blur. All I seem to remember was how hungry I was the first night, as I hadn’t eaten anything since my strawberry ice cream. I became increasingly frustrated that the nurses wouldn’t give me any food. I understand now that they were waiting for my blood sugar to lower, but at the time it made me grumpy. My father came to the hospital on the second day to stay with me. He brought me a little stuffed dog that I named “Carmelo,” and allowed me to have chocolate cake for dinner. It may have seemed insignificant to him, but it was my way of rebelling against the strict diet I had to follow in the hospital. I spent a total of three days in the hospital learning what diabetes was, how I had to manage it, and how it would affect the rest of my life.\r\n\r\nIt was a massive life change for me and my entire family. I could no longer go about my day as a normal kid. All my food needed to be counted in carbohydrates and then calculated into an insulin injection. I had to constantly prick my finger and check my blood glucose every time I exercised or ate food. My whole family had to learn how to give injections. I had to learn to manage one of the hardest to control diseases and not let it stop me from participating in the same activities as the other kids my age. I soon went on a new type of equipment called an insulin pump, which replaced my syringe injections with an electronic device that administers my medication in a way similar to an IV. Within the first three years of having diabetes, I became almost completely independent with my treatment. I learned how food, medication, exercise, illness, weather, and hormones affect my blood glucose. I faced diabetes burnout, a form of depression people with diabetes often struggle with when the overwhelming task of management becomes too much.\r\n\r\n<img class=\" wp-image-683 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" />The reality of my diagnosis was that life wasn’t going to be a cakewalk, and I had to learn that I was going to be different than others around me. I have dealt with pain and responsibility that very few people will ever endure. Yet, despite the struggles, hardships and downfalls, I have learned how to be independent and take care of my body. I have been able to understand the science behind my diabetes and how my choices impact my future. This has ultimately helped me develop a healthier lifestyle. I have learned what love is, by the patience and support my family has shown me. Being diagnosed with diabetes has caused me take on many responsibilities and helped me to gain understanding and maturity different than many kids my age. Diabetes has caused me to look at the bigger picture of life, to find silver linings, and to give everyone grace with their own personal struggles. My diabetes has even impacted my future, influencing the type of career I intend to pursue. I will be majoring in biochemistry to train for a career in technological advancements and research on diabetes to help others facing similar hardships.\r\n\r\nDiabetes sucks, there is no other way to say it. What happened as a result of the hardships though, was a gift. I grew as an individual and learned lessons no textbook could ever teach. I have taken this life experience and made the choice to view it as a gift that will drive me to better the world for others.','You Get to Choose','','inherit','closed','closed','','680-revision-v1','','','2017-06-05 18:10:27','2017-06-05 18:10:27','',680,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/05/680-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(687,1,'2017-06-05 18:11:29','2017-06-05 18:11:29','<h3>By Amanda Bock</h3>\r\nThe events we experience as we age mold and shape us into the individuals we are. How, exactly, we let ourselves be molded and shaped is entirely up to us. In the words of Wayne W. Dyer, “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” There is always something positive to focus on in a situation, no matter how terrible it might seem. Looking back on my life so far, I can think of one distinct moment where I chose to grow and treat what happened as a <em>gift. </em>\r\n\r\nIn January 2010, when I was 9, my life took a 180 degree turn when I returned home from my first day back at school from winter break. I had been feeling off for quite some time. I <img class=\"wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"326\" />was very thin, easily upset, and eating and drinking an extreme amount. My mom asked me to take a test, telling me to pee on a stick, which seemed very strange, but I did it.\r\nI did not have the slightest idea why my mom was so worried when she saw the result show a dark purple color; a color not even shown on the test’s result diagram. As my mom went to call the hospital about the results, I remember going to sit by our family fireplace, eating a strawberry ice cream bar. My sister Annie sat next to me, a middle schooler at the time, and we talked about our first day back to school. My sister turned to me, realizing who mom was on the phone with, and said jokingly, “Wouldn’t it be funny if you had diabetes?” Little did she know that a couple hours later, I was in the emergency room at the University of Michigan Hospital with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type one.\r\n\r\nSitting in the hospital later that night was terrifying. I still had very little idea of what was going on, and how this disease I was diagnosed with would affect me. My blood glucose had a reading of 855, which means I was nearly comatose. I was lucky to still be conscious, I was lucky to be alive. My mom was with me for the first night and helped keep me calm. Most of my hospital experience was a blur. All I seem to remember was how hungry I was the first night, as I hadn’t eaten anything since my strawberry ice cream. I became increasingly frustrated that the nurses wouldn’t give me any food. I understand now that they were waiting for my blood sugar to lower, but at the time it made me grumpy. My father came to the hospital on the second day to stay with me. He brought me a little stuffed dog that I named “Carmelo,” and allowed me to have chocolate cake for dinner. It may have seemed insignificant to him, but it was my way of rebelling against the strict diet I had to follow in the hospital. I spent a total of three days in the hospital learning what diabetes was, how I had to manage it, and how it would affect the rest of my life.\r\n\r\nIt was a massive life change for me and my entire family. I could no longer go about my day as a normal kid. All my food needed to be counted in carbohydrates and then calculated into an insulin injection. I had to constantly prick my finger and check my blood glucose every time I exercised or ate food. My whole family had to learn how to give injections. I had to learn to manage one of the hardest to control diseases and not let it stop me from participating in the same activities as the other kids my age. I soon went on a new type of equipment called an insulin pump, which replaced my syringe injections with an electronic device that administers my medication in a way similar to an IV. Within the first three years of having diabetes, I became almost completely independent with my treatment. I learned how food, medication, exercise, illness, weather, and hormones affect my blood glucose. I faced diabetes burnout, a form of depression people with diabetes often struggle with when the overwhelming task of management becomes too much.\r\n\r\nThe reality of my diagnosis was that life wasn’t going to be a cakewalk, and I had to learn that I was going to be different than others around me. I have dealt with pain and <img class=\"wp-image-683 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"253\" />responsibility that very few people will ever endure. Yet, despite the struggles, hardships and downfalls, I have learned how to be\r\nindependent and take care of my body. I have been able to understand the science behind my diabetes and how my choices impact my future. This has ultimately helped me develop a healthier lifestyle. I have learned what love is, by the patience and support my family has shown me. Being diagnosed with diabetes has caused me take on many responsibilities and helped me to gain understanding and maturity different than many kids my age. Diabetes has caused me to look at the bigger picture of life, to find silver linings, and to give everyone grace with their own personal struggles. My diabetes has even impacted my future, influencing the type of career I intend to pursue. I will be majoring in biochemistry to train for a career in technological advancements and research on diabetes to help others facing similar hardships.\r\n\r\nDiabetes sucks, there is no other way to say it. What happened as a result of the hardships though, was a gift. I grew as an individual and learned lessons no textbook could ever teach. I have taken this life experience and made the choice to view it as a gift that will drive me to better the world for others.','You Get to Choose','','inherit','closed','closed','','680-revision-v1','','','2017-06-05 18:11:29','2017-06-05 18:11:29','',680,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/05/680-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(688,1,'2017-06-05 18:28:32','2017-06-05 18:28:32','<h3>By Amanda Bock</h3>\r\nThe events we experience as we age mold and shape us into the individuals we are. How, exactly, we let ourselves be molded and shaped is entirely up to us. In the words of Wayne W. Dyer, “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” There is always something positive to focus on in a situation, no matter how terrible it might seem. Looking back on my life so far, I can think of one distinct moment where I chose to grow and treat what happened as a <em>gift. </em>\r\n\r\nIn January 2010, when I was 9, my life took a 180 degree turn when I returned home from my first day back at school from winter break. I had been feeling off for quite some time. I <img class=\"wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"326\" />was very thin, easily upset, and eating and drinking an extreme amount. My mom asked me to take a test, telling me to pee on a stick, which seemed very strange, but I did it.\r\nI did not have the slightest idea why my mom was so worried when she saw the result show a dark purple color; a color not even shown on the test’s result diagram. As my mom went to call the hospital about the results, I remember going to sit by our family fireplace, eating a strawberry ice cream bar. My sister Annie sat next to me, a middle schooler at the time, and we talked about our first day back to school. My sister turned to me, realizing who mom was on the phone with, and said jokingly, “Wouldn’t it be funny if you had diabetes?” Little did she know that a couple hours later, I would be in the emergency room at the University of Michigan Hospital with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type one.\r\n\r\nSitting in the hospital later that night was terrifying. I still had very little idea of what was going on, and how this disease I was diagnosed with would affect me. My blood glucose had a reading of 855, which means I was nearly comatose. I was lucky to still be conscious, I was lucky to be alive. My mom was with me for the first night and helped keep me calm. Most of my hospital experience was a blur. All I seem to remember was how hungry I was the first night, as I hadn’t eaten anything since my strawberry ice cream. I became increasingly frustrated that the nurses wouldn’t give me any food. I understand now that they were waiting for my blood sugar to lower, but at the time it made me grumpy. My father came to the hospital on the second day to stay with me. He brought me a little stuffed dog that I named “Carmelo,” and allowed me to have chocolate cake for dinner. It may have seemed insignificant to him, but it was my way of rebelling against the strict diet I had to follow in the hospital. I spent a total of three days in the hospital learning what diabetes was, how I had to manage it, and how it would affect the rest of my life.\r\n\r\nIt was a massive life change for me and my entire family. I could no longer go about my day as a normal kid. All my food needed to be counted in carbohydrates and then calculated into an insulin injection. I had to constantly prick my finger and check my blood glucose every time I exercised or ate food. My whole family had to learn how to give injections. I had to learn to manage one of the hardest to control diseases and not let it stop me from participating in the same activities as the other kids my age. I soon went on a new type of equipment called an insulin pump, which replaced my syringe injections with an electronic device that administers my medication in a way similar to an IV. Within the first three years of having diabetes, I became almost completely independent with my treatment. I learned how food, medication, exercise, illness, weather, and hormones affect my blood glucose. I faced diabetes burnout, a form of depression people with diabetes often struggle with when the overwhelming task of management becomes too much.\r\n\r\nThe reality of my diagnosis was that life wasn’t going to be a cakewalk, and I had to learn that I was going to be different than others around me. I have dealt with pain and <img class=\"wp-image-683 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"253\" />responsibility that very few people will ever endure. Yet, despite the struggles, hardships and downfalls, I have learned how to be\r\nindependent and take care of my body. I have been able to understand the science behind my diabetes and how my choices impact my future. This has ultimately helped me develop a healthier lifestyle. I have learned what love is, by the patience and support my family has shown me. Being diagnosed with diabetes has caused me take on many responsibilities and helped me to gain understanding and maturity different than many kids my age. Diabetes has caused me to look at the bigger picture of life, to find silver linings, and to give everyone grace with their own personal struggles. My diabetes has even impacted my future, influencing the type of career I intend to pursue. I will be majoring in biochemistry to train for a career in technological advancements and research on diabetes to help others facing similar hardships.\r\n\r\nDiabetes sucks, there is no other way to say it. What happened as a result of the hardships though, was a gift. I grew as an individual and learned lessons no textbook could ever teach. I have taken this life experience and made the choice to view it as a gift that will drive me to better the world for others.','You Get to Choose','','inherit','closed','closed','','680-revision-v1','','','2017-06-05 18:28:32','2017-06-05 18:28:32','',680,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/05/680-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(689,1,'2017-06-05 18:31:11','2017-06-05 18:31:11','<h3>By Amanda Bock</h3>\r\nThe events we experience as we age mold and shape us into the individuals we are. How, exactly, we let ourselves be molded and shaped is entirely up to us. In the words of Wayne W. Dyer, “With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” There is always something positive to focus on in a situation, no matter how terrible it might seem. Looking back on my life so far, I can think of one distinct moment where I chose to grow and treat what happened as a <em>gift. </em>\r\n\r\nIn January 2010, when I was 9, my life took a 180 degree turn when I returned home from my first day back at school from winter break. I had been feeling off for quite some time. I <img class=\"wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"326\" />was very thin, easily upset, and eating and drinking an extreme amount. My mom asked me to take a test, telling me to pee on a stick, which seemed very strange, but I did it.\r\nI did not have the slightest idea why my mom was so worried when she saw the result show a dark purple color; a color not even shown on the test’s result diagram. As my mom went to call the hospital about the results, I remember going to sit by our family fireplace, eating a strawberry ice cream bar. My sister Annie sat next to me, a middle schooler at the time, and we talked about our first day back to school. My sister turned to me, realizing who mom was on the phone with, and said jokingly, “Wouldn’t it be funny if you had diabetes?” Little did she know that a couple hours later, I would be in the emergency room at the University of Michigan Hospital with the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type one.\r\n\r\nSitting in the hospital later that night was terrifying. I still had very little idea of what was going on, and how this disease I was diagnosed with would affect me. My blood glucose had a reading of 855, which means I was nearly comatose. I was lucky to still be conscious, I was lucky to be alive. My mom was with me for the first night and helped keep me calm. Most of my hospital experience was a blur. All I seem to remember was how hungry I was the first night, as I hadn’t eaten anything since my strawberry ice cream. I became increasingly frustrated that the nurses wouldn’t give me any food. I understand now that they were waiting for my blood sugar to lower, but at the time it made me grumpy. My father came to the hospital on the second day to stay with me. He brought me a little stuffed dog that I named “Carmelo,” and allowed me to have chocolate cake for dinner. It may have seemed insignificant to him, but it was my way of rebelling against the strict diet I had to follow in the hospital. I spent a total of three days in the hospital learning what diabetes was, how I had to manage it, and how it would affect the rest of my life.\r\n\r\nIt was a massive life change for me and my entire family. I could no longer go about my day as a normal kid. All my food needed to be counted in carbohydrates and then calculated into an insulin injection. I had to constantly prick my finger and check my blood glucose every time I exercised or ate food. My whole family had to learn how to give injections. I had to learn to manage one of the hardest to control diseases and not let it stop me from participating in the same activities as the other kids my age. I soon went on a new type of equipment called an insulin pump, which replaced my syringe injections with an electronic device that administers my medication in a way similar to an IV. Within the first three years of having diabetes, I became almost completely independent with my treatment. I learned how food, medication, exercise, illness, weather, and hormones affect my blood glucose. I faced diabetes burnout, a form of depression people with diabetes often struggle with when the overwhelming task of management becomes too much.\r\n\r\nThe reality of my diagnosis was that life wasn’t going to be a cakewalk, and I had to learn that I was going to be different than others around me. I have dealt with pain and <img class=\"wp-image-683 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/juneblog3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"253\" />responsibility that very few people will ever endure. Yet, despite the struggles, hardships and downfalls, I have learned how to be independent and take care of my body. I have been able to understand the science behind my diabetes and how my choices impact my future. This has ultimately helped me develop a healthier lifestyle. I have learned what love is, by the patience and support my family has shown me. Being diagnosed with diabetes has caused me take on many responsibilities and helped me to gain understanding and maturity different than many kids my age. Diabetes has caused me to look at the bigger picture of life, to find silver linings, and to give everyone grace with their own personal struggles. My diabetes has even impacted my future, influencing the type of career I intend to pursue. I will be majoring in biochemistry to train for a career in technological advancements and research on diabetes to help others facing similar hardships.\r\n\r\nDiabetes sucks, there is no other way to say it. What happened as a result of the hardships though, was a gift. I grew as an individual and learned lessons no textbook could ever teach. I have taken this life experience and made the choice to view it as a gift that will drive me to better the world for others.','You Get to Choose','','inherit','closed','closed','','680-revision-v1','','','2017-06-05 18:31:11','2017-06-05 18:31:11','',680,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/05/680-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(690,1,'2017-06-26 15:17:12','2017-06-26 15:17:12','Bree Holtz, a researcher at Michigan State University, and her team are developing and testing an innovative mobile phone app, called <em>MyT1D Hero</em>, to connect adolescents with type-1 diabetes (T1D) with their parents to help support the transition to self-management.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignleft wp-image-550 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MyT1D-Hero-Gang-e1481553643626-300x203.png\" alt=\"myt1d-hero-gang\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" />\r\nThis mobile app is unique because it links parents and kids in a way that existing technologies do not by creating two separate apps (one for the parent and one for the child) that work together to manage the care of the child.  The main goal of this research is to aid in the successful transition to self-care for the kid and increase positive health\r\noutcomes. This research will also help us to further understand what types of messages, reward systems, and technology cues can improve adherence.\r\n\r\nThis research is supported by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) grant #1-16-ICTS-045. For more information on the ADA please visit their website: <a href=\"http://diabetes.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http://diabetes.org.</a>\r\n<h2><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Team</span></strong></h2>\r\nDr. Holtz is working with a talented team of specialists in the field of diabetes and communication that includes: <strong><img class=\" wp-image-549 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/THE-MYT1D-HERO-TEAM-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"the-myt1d-hero-team-1\" width=\"318\" height=\"318\" /></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Shelia Cotten</strong>, Ph.D., <strong>Denise Hershey</strong>, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, <strong>Amanda Holmstrom</strong>, Ph.D., <strong>Amol Pavangadkar</strong>, M.B.A., M.A. and <strong>Katharine Murray</strong>, M.A. from MSU. <strong>Julie Dunneback</strong>, MSN, APRN, BC, CPNP, CDE from Sparrow Health System. <strong>Arpita Vyas</strong>, M.D. from Texas Tech University. <strong>Michael Wood</strong>, M.D. from the University of Michigan Medical School, and <strong>Joshua Richman</strong>, M.D., Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The team is also working with <strong>Bion Bilateral</strong> to develop the app. Please see the <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/bio/\">Team Biographies page</a> for more information.\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"></h2>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Progress</span></strong></h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are in year 2 of our research now and beginning to recruit for testing of the app. We held focus groups and prototype testing with two separate groups of kids age 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app. We worked with the app development team to create and then refine the app, and now we are starting the big testing of the app.<img class=\"wp-image-185 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0896-e1467057176165-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0896\" width=\"258\" height=\"210\" /></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>If you would like to more information about our studies, see the monthly T1D email information below.\r\n</em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">See the Study Progress page for detailed updates on our work.</p>\r\n\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Monthly T1D Email\r\n</strong></span></h2>\r\nEach month, starting in March 2017, we will be sending out an email to update you on our research progress. This email will also include the month\'s blog post and other important articles. If you are interested in receiving these emails, please submit your information into the contact form to be added to our mailing list.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[wd_contact_form id=\"3\"]\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-294 alignnone\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Document1-e1468428334874-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Document1\" width=\"177\" height=\"190\" />      <img class=\"wp-image-184 alignnone\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_0901-e1467057298315-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0901\" width=\"243\" height=\"180\" /></p>','Home','','inherit','closed','closed','','6-revision-v1','','','2017-06-26 15:17:12','2017-06-26 15:17:12','',6,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/26/6-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(691,1,'2017-06-26 15:24:17','2017-06-26 15:24:17','<h2>We are halfway through year 2 of our project and are starting to recruit for the big app testing study!</h2>\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University, along with Dr. Michael Wood from the University of Michigan, have developed an app for kids with type-1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nThe app is designed to help kids with T1D take on more responsibility for managing their diabetes care and allow their parents to take a step back from care.\r\n<h3> Here is an overview of what we accomplished and what is to come:</h3>\r\nYear 1:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We held focus groups with kids ages 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app.</li>\r\n 	<li>This information helped our professional web development team create an app that kids with T1D and their parents will want to use!</li>\r\n 	<li>We wrote a paper about our results from the focus groups.</li>\r\n 	<li>We presented the results from the focus groups at the Partner\'s Connected Health Symposium in October! Check out the poster here: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Partners-Connected-Poster-2016_Hortizontal_100616-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">partners-poster-2016</a>.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nYear 2:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We tested the prototype of the mobile app with a small group of children and parents to see what changes need to be made to ensure successful use of the app.</li>\r\n 	<li>We have presented the focus group data at a couple small conferences (see pictures below)</li>\r\n 	<li>We have a paper about our focus group results that was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) mHealth &amp; uHealth! Check the article out here: <a href=\"https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/4/e53/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/4/e53/</a></li>\r\n 	<li>We have made changes and updates to the app from the prototype testing participant feedback.</li>\r\n 	<li>We are starting to recruit for the full intervention testing! If you are interested in learning more about the criteria to participate, please email Katie (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">murra172@msu.edu</a>)!</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_659\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"267\"]<img class=\"wp-image-659\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trifecta-Event-e1492182803766-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"215\" /> Katie Murray presented the findings from our focus groups at the Trifecta Initiative Research Roundup![/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_660\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"268\"]<img class=\"wp-image-660\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_7366-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"215\" /> Molly Kaiser presented the findings from our focus groups at the University Undergraduate Research &amp; Arts Forum.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ADA-Grant-Project-Timeline-for-Website.png\" alt=\"ADA Grant Project Timeline for Website\" width=\"1718\" height=\"1060\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Study Progress','','inherit','closed','closed','','11-revision-v1','','','2017-06-26 15:24:17','2017-06-26 15:24:17','',11,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/26/11-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(692,1,'2017-06-26 15:24:35','2017-06-26 15:24:35','<h2>We are halfway through year 2 of our project and are starting to recruit for the app testing study!</h2>\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University, along with Dr. Michael Wood from the University of Michigan, have developed an app for kids with type-1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nThe app is designed to help kids with T1D take on more responsibility for managing their diabetes care and allow their parents to take a step back from care.\r\n<h3> Here is an overview of what we accomplished and what is to come:</h3>\r\nYear 1:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We held focus groups with kids ages 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app.</li>\r\n 	<li>This information helped our professional web development team create an app that kids with T1D and their parents will want to use!</li>\r\n 	<li>We wrote a paper about our results from the focus groups.</li>\r\n 	<li>We presented the results from the focus groups at the Partner\'s Connected Health Symposium in October! Check out the poster here: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Partners-Connected-Poster-2016_Hortizontal_100616-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">partners-poster-2016</a>.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nYear 2:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We tested the prototype of the mobile app with a small group of children and parents to see what changes need to be made to ensure successful use of the app.</li>\r\n 	<li>We have presented the focus group data at a couple small conferences (see pictures below)</li>\r\n 	<li>We have a paper about our focus group results that was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) mHealth &amp; uHealth! Check the article out here: <a href=\"https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/4/e53/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/4/e53/</a></li>\r\n 	<li>We have made changes and updates to the app from the prototype testing participant feedback.</li>\r\n 	<li>We are starting to recruit for the full intervention testing! If you are interested in learning more about the criteria to participate, please email Katie (<a href=\"mailto:murra172@msu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">murra172@msu.edu</a>)!</li>\r\n</ol>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_659\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"267\"]<img class=\"wp-image-659\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Trifecta-Event-e1492182803766-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"215\" /> Katie Murray presented the findings from our focus groups at the Trifecta Initiative Research Roundup![/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_660\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"268\"]<img class=\"wp-image-660\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_7366-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"215\" /> Molly Kaiser presented the findings from our focus groups at the University Undergraduate Research &amp; Arts Forum.[/caption]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ADA-Grant-Project-Timeline-for-Website.png\" alt=\"ADA Grant Project Timeline for Website\" width=\"1718\" height=\"1060\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Study Progress','','inherit','closed','closed','','11-revision-v1','','','2017-06-26 15:24:35','2017-06-26 15:24:35','',11,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/06/26/11-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(693,1,'2017-06-26 15:24:58','2017-06-26 15:24:58','<h2>We are halfway through year 2 of our project and are starting to recruit for the app testing study!</h2>\r\nResearchers at Michigan State University, along with Dr. Michael Wood from the University of Michigan, have developed an app for kids with type-1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nThe app is designed to help kids with T1D take on more responsibility for managing their diabetes care and allow their parents to take a step back from care.\r\n<h3> Here is an overview of what we have accomplished and what is to come:</h3>\r\nYear 1:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We held focus groups with kids ages 10-15 with T1D and their parents in order to get their feedback on our ideas and design of the mobile app.</li>\r\n 	<li>This information helped our professional web development team create an app that kids with T1D and their parents will want to use!</li>\r\n 	<li>We wrote a paper about our results from the focus groups.</li>\r\n 	<li>We presented the results from the focus groups at the Partner\'s Connected Health Symposium in October! Check out the poster here: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Partners-Connected-Poster-2016_Hortizontal_100616-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">partners-poster-2016</a>.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nYear 2:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We tested the prototype of the mobile app with a small group of children and parents to see what changes need to be made to ensure successful use of the app.</li>\r\n 	<li>We have presented the focus group data at a couple small conferences (see pictures below)</li>\r\n 	<li>We have a paper about our focus group results that was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) mHealth &amp; uHealth! Check the article out here: <a href=\"https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/4/e53/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/4/e53/</a></li>\r\n 	<li>We have made changes and updates to the app from the prototype testing participant feedback.</li>\r\n 	<li>We are starting to recruit for the full intervention testing! 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Check out the poster here: <a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Partners-Connected-Poster-2016_Hortizontal_100616-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">partners-poster-2016</a>.</li>\r\n</ol>\r\nYear 2:\r\n<ol>\r\n 	<li>We tested the prototype of the mobile app with a small group of children and parents to see what changes need to be made to ensure successful use of the app.</li>\r\n 	<li>We presented the focus group data at a couple small conferences (see pictures below).</li>\r\n 	<li>Our paper about the focus group results was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) mHealth &amp; uHealth! Check the article out here: <a href=\"https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/4/e53/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/4/e53/</a></li>\r\n 	<li>We have made changes and updates to the app from the prototype testing participant feedback.</li>\r\n 	<li>We are starting to recruit for the full intervention testing! 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Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog!</h3>\r\n<h3>Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens. Once someone becomes a teen, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they start to get irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child questions about their diabetes. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you correct for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mom took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I remember crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','publish','open','open','','msu-writers-workshop-teen-stories-from-the-se-michigan-jdrf-typeonenation-summit','','','2017-07-06 13:51:06','2017-07-06 13:51:06','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=695',0,'post','',2),(696,1,'2017-07-06 13:12:46','2017-07-06 13:12:46','This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit. This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog! Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\nFor me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n\r\n<em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. 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Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog! Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n\r\n<em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em>\r\n\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:30:07','2017-07-06 13:30:07','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(702,1,'2017-07-06 13:31:25','2017-07-06 13:31:25','<h2><img class=\"wp-image-700  alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7452-e1499347759333-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"238\" />This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit. This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog! Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h2>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:31:25','2017-07-06 13:31:25','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(703,1,'2017-07-06 13:32:29','2017-07-06 13:32:29','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit. <img class=\"wp-image-700 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_7452-e1499347759333-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"174\" height=\"201\" />This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog! Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:32:29','2017-07-06 13:32:29','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(705,1,'2017-07-06 13:34:59','2017-07-06 13:34:59','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit. <img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"184\" />This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog! Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:34:59','2017-07-06 13:34:59','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(706,1,'2017-07-06 13:35:32','2017-07-06 13:35:32','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit. This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. <img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"221\" />Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog! Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:35:32','2017-07-06 13:35:32','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(707,1,'2017-07-06 13:35:50','2017-07-06 13:35:50','<h3><img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"221\" />This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit. This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog! Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:35:50','2017-07-06 13:35:50','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(708,1,'2017-07-06 13:36:14','2017-07-06 13:36:14','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit.<img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"221\" /> This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog! Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:36:14','2017-07-06 13:36:14','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(709,1,'2017-07-06 13:36:32','2017-07-06 13:36:32','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit.<img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"221\" /> This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog!</h3>\r\n<h3>Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:36:32','2017-07-06 13:36:32','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(710,1,'2017-07-06 13:36:55','2017-07-06 13:36:55','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit.<img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"221\" /></h3>\r\n<h3>This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog!</h3>\r\n<h3>Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:36:55','2017-07-06 13:36:55','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(711,1,'2017-07-06 13:37:13','2017-07-06 13:37:13','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit.</h3>\r\n<h3><img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"221\" />This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog!</h3>\r\n<h3>Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens because in that age, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and they are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they are slowly getting irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child the questions that they ask. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:37:13','2017-07-06 13:37:13','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(712,1,'2017-07-06 13:48:34','2017-07-06 13:48:34','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit.</h3>\n<h3><img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"221\" />This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog!</h3>\n<h3>Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\n<h3></h3>\n<h3></h3>\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\n\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens. Once someone becomes a teen, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they start to get irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child questions about their diabetes. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\n\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you correct for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mom took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I remember crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\n\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\n\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\n\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\n\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-autosave-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:48:34','2017-07-06 13:48:34','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(714,1,'2017-07-06 13:51:06','2017-07-06 13:51:06','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit.</h3>\r\n<h3><img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"221\" />This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog!</h3>\r\n<h3>Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens. Once someone becomes a teen, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they start to get irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child questions about their diabetes. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you correct for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mom took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I remember crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:51:06','2017-07-06 13:51:06','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(713,1,'2017-07-06 13:45:48','2017-07-06 13:45:48','<h3>This past May, the Southeast Michigan chapter of JDRF held their annual TypeOneNation Summit.</h3>\r\n<h3><img class=\" wp-image-704 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_74521-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"221\" />This summit includes an all-day event for teens, called Teen Central. Michigan State University MyT1D Hero researchers held a writer’s workshop during the Teen Central Event. These teens were asked to share their type 1 diabetes stories to be highlighted on this blog!</h3>\r\n<h3>Here are their heartfelt comments and stories:</h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3></h3>\r\n<h3><strong>My Advice to Parents</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Maximilian</strong></h4>\r\nLiving with Type 1 Diabetes is hard on any family. The new lifestyle can be overwhelming: learning how to give shots, learning how to feel when you have a low and learning everything else there is about diabetes.\r\n\r\nParents are trying to help us cope with diabetes by asking questions like “How’s your sugar?”, “Did you give insulin for everything you eat?” or “Why do you have a high blood sugar?” As a child grows, they don’t need to be asked constantly about it especially when they are in their teens. Once someone becomes a teen, they are slowly realizing the importance of good management and are becoming more responsible about it. If they are asked about it constantly, they start to get irritated. Parents should decrease the amount questions asked but every once in a while parents should ask their child questions about their diabetes. Also, kids should take more and more responsibility with their diabetes as they get older.\r\n\r\nIf they are newly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when they are young, then parents should ask the questions constantly because children at a young age still don’t comprehend everything about diabetes. So, my advice is: parents continue with everything you are doing but once a child goes into their teens, decrease the questions because they have to take responsibility and parents aren’t always going to be around to help them.\r\n<h3><strong>T1D Kids Are Normal Too</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Griffin</strong></h4>\r\nMy name is Griffin and I have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is hard, and if there is one thing I want the world to know about diabetes it would be that kids with diabetes are normal just like everybody else. We just have to do a little extra work to be healthy.\r\n<h3><strong>Take the Time to Listen</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Isaac</strong></h4>\r\nThe thing that I dislike about type 1 diabetes is that everyone thinks they know everything about diabetes, but they don’t because everyone is different. <img class=\" wp-image-697 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3185-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"205\" />It makes it very difficult for teens to do what we like to do. For example: eating brownies. People think that we aren’t allowed to have sugar and that we aren’t allowed to eat food because pretty much everything has carbs. Some people try to be nice and get you a sugar free chocolate but chocolate should melt when warm or it’s not edible and I really just want the brownie. I wish that people would take the time to listen to what you have to say instead of just assuming what you can and can’t have. You can have anything that you want as long as you get correction for it. That’s what angers me is that people don’t take the time to listen to what you have to say and think they know what’s best for you.\r\n<h3><strong>Full of Hope for a Cure</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kate</strong></h4>\r\nIt all started in June. You know that feeling when your stomach is hurting like crazy. Well that’s what I felt. I was sitting in my room watching Once Upon a Time, and then I just felt like throwing up. I told my mom, she said I was fine. I believed her. Later on during the day, I went to use the bathroom, and guess what, I was pooping green stuff. I was like what… Then the next day my mother took me to the doctor. My doctor came back with the horrifying news, I had type 1 diabetes. I was admitted to the hospital for 3 days. At the time, I didn’t know what diabetes was, but I knew something was wrong. I started crying. From that moment on, I knew my life had changed forever.\r\n\r\nWhen I told my best friend I had diabetes, she was chill. She told me her mom had prediabetes. So I figured she knew what I was going through. At the time she was in private school and I was in homeschool so I had no clue what was going on in school. Later on when I saw her, I found out that half the school knew I had it. I was embarrassed.\r\n\r\nI’m in private school now. I have now explained my condition to my other friends. Whenever I have low sugar or high sugar, they always help me out. I have a typical normal 7<sup>th</sup> grade life now. As any teenager, I have a crush, bullies, and best friends. I am happy to say I am just like any teenager in the world. Just full of hope for a cure.\r\n<h3><strong>I am the Brother of Someone with T1D</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Anonymous</strong></h4>\r\nMy brother was diagnosed about 9 months ago, and when I first found out I was really scared. Frankly, I was freaking out, but when Isaac needed help with his blood sugar, I went over and told him it was alright. Isaac was also scared but as his brother, I needed to help him.\r\n<h3><strong>Be Open and Compassionate to Others</strong></h3>\r\n<h4><strong>By: Kathryn</strong></h4>\r\nI will have had diabetes for five years. I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed, and had no prior knowledge about T1D. I have many family members with type 2, but type 1 was a whole new world. After nine days in the hospital, and many “training sessions” with nurses and doctors, I understood how to care for myself and my blood sugars properly. Little did I know, there was still a whole road ahead, and a long one at that. Diabetes is a very personal issue, and what I mean by that is, there is no “normal” for T1D patients. You can’t make general statements about treatments, diagnosis stories, or any of our battles.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-699 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_8173-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" />For me, low blood sugars are an extremely rare problem. I eat pretty healthy for an almost 14-year-old girl, I exercise pretty well, I bolus for all my carbs, and do correction boluses for any numbers over my target range. I get lots of activity; taking care of two horses every day, running with my dog, and in the summer I ride multiple horses almost every day at a training farm, so I’m in good shape. Yet, my numbers are still high. I recently switched to a pump, which has helped, but not as much as I had hoped. Every day I still struggle to keep my numbers down. The point I’m trying to make is that everyone has struggles with their diabetes. Don’t say, “Well you’re supposed to do this”, or, “You shouldn’t do that.”  We are all so different, and I think this is something the world needs to realize. Not only the friends, families, and team-members of people with type 1 diabetes, but the people with diabetes themselves. Don’t look down on others because of how they’re treating their diabetes, instead learn from it. How they are taking care of their numbers may not work for you, but still learn from it. Learn how they work differently than you do. If you participate in track and field, you talk to other people (coaches, team-mates, ect.) about how they are successful in their events, and it helps you become a better athlete. Do the same with your diabetes. Share stories and openly talk with others about your experiences. As T1D patients, we’re all stuck in the same boat, and all the questions, worry, uncertainty, pressure, and mental and physical pains that come with this disease try to sink that boat. But we can rise above it much easier if we all hold each other up.\r\n\r\nReaching out to others can be scary if you’re shy or new to diabetes, or even if you’re a confident, independent person who has had T1D for 10 years. But dare to expand your knowledge, help hold others up, help keep this boat that we’re all stuck in at the surface of the water, instead of letting it sink. The more we know about this disease, the more power we have over it.\r\n<h2><em>The MSU researchers on the MyT1D Hero team thank all of our teens for their contributions to the blog. Sharing your thoughts and insights about type 1 diabetes helps us spread awareness!</em></h2>\r\n<em><img class=\" wp-image-698 aligncenter\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1481-300x148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"226\" /></em>','MSU Writer’s Workshop Teen Stories from the SE Michigan JDRF TypeOneNation Summit','','inherit','closed','closed','','695-revision-v1','','','2017-07-06 13:45:48','2017-07-06 13:45:48','',695,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/06/695-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(717,1,'2017-07-10 13:41:35','2017-07-10 13:41:35','Check out the news coverage about our research!\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>News 10:</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n[video width=\"480\" height=\"272\" m4v=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ADA-News-10-Clip.m4v\"][/video]\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/msu-professor-to-develop-mobile-app-for-type-1-diabetes-self-management/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSU Today</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/community/east-lansing/2016/05/17/sparrow-msu-join-self-testing-diabetes-app-teens/84454222/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lansing State Journal</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.fox47news.com/we-are-spartans/msu-professor-to-develop-mobile-app-for-type-1-diabetes-self-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox 47 News</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.sparrow.org/news/article.aspx?id=1562&amp;sid=1&amp;nid=1270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sparrow Health System</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://cas.msu.edu/professor-to-develop-app-for-diabetes-management/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan State University College of Communication Arts and Sciences</a></li>\r\n 	<li><a href=\"http://trifecta.msu.edu/bree-holtz-to-develope-type-1-diabetes-self-management-app/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MSU Trifecta</a></li>\r\n</ul>','News','','inherit','closed','closed','','15-revision-v1','','','2017-07-10 13:41:35','2017-07-10 13:41:35','',15,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/07/10/15-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(722,1,'2017-08-01 15:02:52','2017-08-01 15:02:52','','Grant Timeline_Aug 2017','','inherit','open','closed','','grant-timeline_aug-2017-2','','','2017-08-01 15:02:52','2017-08-01 15:02:52','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(723,1,'2017-08-01 15:03:07','2017-08-01 15:03:07','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"580\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review). Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Family Process Journal</em>.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. 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Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Family Process Journal</em>.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-08-01 15:03:29','2017-08-01 15:03:29','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/01/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(725,1,'2017-08-01 15:03:58','2017-08-01 15:03:58','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017-300x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" /><a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review). Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Family Process Journal</em>.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-08-01 15:03:58','2017-08-01 15:03:58','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/01/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(726,1,'2017-08-01 15:04:22','2017-08-01 15:04:22','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"580\" /><a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review). Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Family Process Journal</em>.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-08-01 15:04:22','2017-08-01 15:04:22','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/01/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(727,1,'2017-08-01 15:05:16','2017-08-01 15:05:16','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017-e1501599907331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"422\" /><a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review). Understanding the Transition from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Family Process Journal</em>.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-08-01 15:05:16','2017-08-01 15:05:16','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/01/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(728,1,'2017-08-01 15:08:35','2017-08-01 15:08:35','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017-e1501599907331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"422\" /><a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review).“She’s more than just a number.” Insights for Understanding the <span class=\"il\">Transition</span> from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. <em>Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing.</em>**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-08-01 15:08:35','2017-08-01 15:08:35','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/01/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(739,1,'2018-04-19 13:21:26','2018-04-19 13:21:26','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017-e1501599907331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"422\" /><a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Park, T., Dunneback, J., &amp; Wood, M. The Development and Testing of MyT1DHope: A Website for Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 78th Scientific Sessions. June, 2018. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\n\nHoltz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Richman J, Dunneback JK, Wood MA\n\nUsing an mHealth App to Transition Care of Type-1 Diabetes from Parents to Teens: Protocol for a Pilot Study\n\nJMIR Preprints. 17/04/2018:10803\n\nDOI: <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.10803\">10.2196/preprints.10803</a>\n\nURL: <a href=\"http://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10803\">http://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10803</a>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., ​Hershey, D., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Dunneback, J., Murray, K., &amp; Wood, M.​ (2018). Using the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping to Explore Parent’s Perspectives of their Child’s with Type 1 Diabetes Transition to Self-Management. Presented at the 201​8 Kentucky Conference on Health Communication in Lexington, KY, April.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B. E., Murray, K. M., Hershey, D. D., Richman, J., Dunneback, J. K., Vyas, A., &amp; Wood, M. (2017). The design and development of MyT1DHero: A mobile app for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 1357633X17745470.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review).“She’s more than just a number.” Insights for Understanding the <span class=\"il\">Transition</span> from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Richman, J., Dunneback, J., Vyas, A., Wood, M. The design and development of MyT1DHero: A mobile app for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. August, 2017. (In Press).</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-autosave-v1','','','2018-04-19 13:21:26','2018-04-19 13:21:26','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/09/05/444-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(729,1,'2017-08-03 13:02:26','2017-08-03 13:02:26','<h3>By: Becky Causey, President, Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance</h3>\r\nMy interest in Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD) training stems from three of my friends who all have children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). I am a dog trainer and breeder,<img class=\"wp-image-731 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809545411-e1501764978280-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"236\" /> and I thought that it would be a great help to my friends if I could learn how to train their pet dogs to alert them in times of diabetes emergencies. After embarking on my quest to learn to train these service dogs, I realized that this was no easy feat, and the average pet dog wasn’t going to be able to perform in the way necessary to be a DAD. Despite the difficulty, I was fascinated by the process and took classes, read books, and tried to train some of my personal dogs. After a lot of trial-and-error, I finally successfully trained my first DAD.\r\n\r\nThat was an amazing moment, but the families are what really makes my job fulfilling. <img class=\"wp-image-732 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809678515-e1501765075477-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"230\" />Knowing that I am providing life-saving assistance and furry companionship to these T1D families has made the process of DAD training a great joy for me. Imagine my surprise when, several years into the process, my own son, Mac, was admitted to the hospital ICU in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and diagnosed with type one diabetes. Although no one is ever prepared for a T1D diagnosis for their child, I had an army of friends and DAD client families there to support me. People are often surprised to hear that my DAD training began before T1D personally affected my family. I was dedicated before, but Mac’s diagnosis made me even more determined to train great DADs and help other families ease the burden of T1D.\r\n\r\nNothing is more frightening to someone with T1D, or their loved ones, than low blood sugar. <img class=\"wp-image-733 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809627445-e1501765039987-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"235\" />We are expecting lows after gym class, after a run, or when a meal has been skipped. We pay attention for signs of shakiness, dizziness, and sweating, as we diligently check our glucometers or keep a watchful eye on CGMs. But because of those sneaky lows that come at unexpected times, or for a person who has hypoglycemic unawareness, there is always a worry in the backs of our minds. A furry friend who acts as a safety net and another level of protection can ease these worries.\r\n\r\nDiabetes Alert Dogs are service dogs with full access to public places that are specifically trained to detect low (and sometimes high) blood sugar and alert either their handler or a parent for a very young child.<img class=\"wp-image-730 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809514363-e1501764920513-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"255\" /> The training for these dogs takes up to 2 years, and the costs average close to $20,000, but their ability to alert their person of life-threatening lows is priceless.\r\n\r\nMac goes off to college for his freshman year this fall with his service dog keeping a watchful eye on him. As a parent, knowing his DAD is accompanying him while he is away from home, puts me more at ease. As for me, I continue to train DADs, and am currently teaching and mentoring other professional trainers, to continue making a difference in the lives of people with T1D.','Why I Train Diabetes Alert Dogs','','publish','open','open','','why-i-train-diabetes-alert-dogs','','','2017-08-03 13:03:34','2017-08-03 13:03:34','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=729',0,'post','',0),(730,1,'2017-08-03 12:54:10','2017-08-03 12:54:10','','FB_IMG_1493809514363','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1493809514363','','','2017-08-03 12:54:10','2017-08-03 12:54:10','',729,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809514363.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(731,1,'2017-08-03 12:54:11','2017-08-03 12:54:11','','FB_IMG_1493809545411','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1493809545411','','','2017-08-03 12:54:11','2017-08-03 12:54:11','',729,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809545411.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(732,1,'2017-08-03 12:54:13','2017-08-03 12:54:13','','FB_IMG_1493809678515','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1493809678515','','','2017-08-03 12:54:13','2017-08-03 12:54:13','',729,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809678515.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(733,1,'2017-08-03 12:54:13','2017-08-03 12:54:13','','FB_IMG_1493809627445','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1493809627445','','','2017-08-03 12:54:13','2017-08-03 12:54:13','',729,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809627445.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(734,1,'2017-08-03 12:59:17','2017-08-03 12:59:17','<h3>By: Becky Causey, President, Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance</h3>\r\nMy interest in Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD) training stems from three of my friends who all have children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). I am a dog trainer and breeder, and I thought that it would be a great help to my friends if I could learn how to train their pet dogs to alert them in times of diabetes emergencies<img class=\"wp-image-731  alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809545411-e1501764978280-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"264\" />. After embarking on my quest to learn to train these service dogs, I realized that this was no easy feat, and the average pet dog wasn’t going to be able to perform in the way necessary to be a DAD. Despite the difficulty, I was fascinated by the process and took classes, read books, and tried to train some of my personal dogs. After a lot of trial-and-error, I finally successfully trained my first DAD.\r\n\r\nThat was an amazing moment, but the families are what really makes my job fulfilling. Knowing that I am providing life-saving assistance and furry companionship to these T1D families has made the process of DAD training a great joy for me. <img class=\"wp-image-732  alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809678515-e1501765075477-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"230\" />Imagine my surprise when, several years into the process, my own son, Mac, was admitted to the hospital ICU in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and diagnosed with type one diabetes. Although no one is ever prepared for a T1D diagnosis for their child, I had an army of friends and DAD client families there to support me. People are often surprised to hear that my DAD training began before T1D personally affected my family. I was dedicated before, but Mac’s diagnosis made me even more determined to train great DADs and help other families ease the burden of T1D.\r\n\r\nNothing is more frightening to someone with T1D, or their loved ones, than low blood sugar. <img class=\"wp-image-733  alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809627445-e1501765039987-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"251\" />We are expecting lows after gym class, after a run, or when a meal has been skipped. We pay attention for signs of shakiness, dizziness, and sweating, as we diligently check our glucometers or keep a watchful eye on CGMs. But because of those sneaky lows that come at unexpected times, or for a person who has hypoglycemic unawareness, there is always a worry in the backs of our minds. A furry friend who acts as a safety net and another level of protection can ease these worries.\r\n\r\nDiabetes Alert Dogs are service dogs with full access to public places that are specifically trained to detect low (and sometimes high) blood sugar and alert either their handler or a parent for a very young child.<img class=\"wp-image-730  alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809514363-e1501764920513-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"255\" /> The training for these dogs takes up to 2 years, and the costs average close to $20,000, but their ability to alert their person of life-threatening lows is priceless.\r\n\r\nMac goes off to college for his freshman year this fall with his service dog keeping a watchful eye on him. As a parent, knowing his DAD is accompanying him while he is away from home, puts me more at ease. As for me, I continue to train DADs, and am currently teaching and mentoring other professional trainers, to continue making a difference in the lives of people with T1D.','Why I Train Diabetes Alert Dogs','','inherit','closed','closed','','729-revision-v1','','','2017-08-03 12:59:17','2017-08-03 12:59:17','',729,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/03/729-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(735,1,'2017-08-03 12:59:52','2017-08-03 12:59:52','<h3>By: Becky Causey, President, Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance</h3>\r\nMy interest in Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD) training stems from three of my friends who all have children with type 1 diabetes (T1D).<img class=\"wp-image-731 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809545411-e1501764978280-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"264\" /> I am a dog trainer and breeder, and I thought that it would be a great help to my friends if I could learn how to train their pet dogs to alert them in times of diabetes emergencies. After embarking on my quest to learn to train these service dogs, I realized that this was no easy feat, and the average pet dog wasn’t going to be able to perform in the way necessary to be a DAD. Despite the difficulty, I was fascinated by the process and took classes, read books, and tried to train some of my personal dogs. After a lot of trial-and-error, I finally successfully trained my first DAD.\r\n\r\nThat was an amazing moment, but the families are what really makes my job fulfilling. Knowing that I am providing life-saving assistance and furry companionship to these T1D families has made the process of DAD training a great joy for me. <img class=\"wp-image-732 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809678515-e1501765075477-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"230\" />Imagine my surprise when, several years into the process, my own son, Mac, was admitted to the hospital ICU in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and diagnosed with type one diabetes. Although no one is ever prepared for a T1D diagnosis for their child, I had an army of friends and DAD client families there to support me. People are often surprised to hear that my DAD training began before T1D personally affected my family. I was dedicated before, but Mac’s diagnosis made me even more determined to train great DADs and help other families ease the burden of T1D.\r\n\r\nNothing is more frightening to someone with T1D, or their loved ones, than low blood sugar. <img class=\"wp-image-733 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809627445-e1501765039987-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"251\" />We are expecting lows after gym class, after a run, or when a meal has been skipped. We pay attention for signs of shakiness, dizziness, and sweating, as we diligently check our glucometers or keep a watchful eye on CGMs. But because of those sneaky lows that come at unexpected times, or for a person who has hypoglycemic unawareness, there is always a worry in the backs of our minds. A furry friend who acts as a safety net and another level of protection can ease these worries.\r\n\r\nDiabetes Alert Dogs are service dogs with full access to public places that are specifically trained to detect low (and sometimes high) blood sugar and alert either their handler or a parent for a very young child.<img class=\"wp-image-730 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809514363-e1501764920513-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"255\" /> The training for these dogs takes up to 2 years, and the costs average close to $20,000, but their ability to alert their person of life-threatening lows is priceless.\r\n\r\nMac goes off to college for his freshman year this fall with his service dog keeping a watchful eye on him. As a parent, knowing his DAD is accompanying him while he is away from home, puts me more at ease. As for me, I continue to train DADs, and am currently teaching and mentoring other professional trainers, to continue making a difference in the lives of people with T1D.','Why I Train Diabetes Alert Dogs','','inherit','closed','closed','','729-revision-v1','','','2017-08-03 12:59:52','2017-08-03 12:59:52','',729,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/03/729-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(736,1,'2017-08-03 13:00:18','2017-08-03 13:00:18','<h3>By: Becky Causey, President, Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance</h3>\r\nMy interest in Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD) training stems from three of my friends who all have children with type 1 diabetes (T1D).<img class=\"wp-image-731 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809545411-e1501764978280-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"236\" /> I am a dog trainer and breeder, and I thought that it would be a great help to my friends if I could learn how to train their pet dogs to alert them in times of diabetes emergencies. After embarking on my quest to learn to train these service dogs, I realized that this was no easy feat, and the average pet dog wasn’t going to be able to perform in the way necessary to be a DAD. Despite the difficulty, I was fascinated by the process and took classes, read books, and tried to train some of my personal dogs. After a lot of trial-and-error, I finally successfully trained my first DAD.\r\n\r\nThat was an amazing moment, but the families are what really makes my job fulfilling. Knowing that I am providing life-saving assistance and furry companionship to these T1D families has made the process of DAD training a great joy for me. <img class=\"wp-image-732 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809678515-e1501765075477-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"230\" />Imagine my surprise when, several years into the process, my own son, Mac, was admitted to the hospital ICU in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and diagnosed with type one diabetes. Although no one is ever prepared for a T1D diagnosis for their child, I had an army of friends and DAD client families there to support me. People are often surprised to hear that my DAD training began before T1D personally affected my family. I was dedicated before, but Mac’s diagnosis made me even more determined to train great DADs and help other families ease the burden of T1D.\r\n\r\nNothing is more frightening to someone with T1D, or their loved ones, than low blood sugar. <img class=\"wp-image-733 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809627445-e1501765039987-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"235\" />We are expecting lows after gym class, after a run, or when a meal has been skipped. We pay attention for signs of shakiness, dizziness, and sweating, as we diligently check our glucometers or keep a watchful eye on CGMs. But because of those sneaky lows that come at unexpected times, or for a person who has hypoglycemic unawareness, there is always a worry in the backs of our minds. A furry friend who acts as a safety net and another level of protection can ease these worries.\r\n\r\nDiabetes Alert Dogs are service dogs with full access to public places that are specifically trained to detect low (and sometimes high) blood sugar and alert either their handler or a parent for a very young child.<img class=\"wp-image-730 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809514363-e1501764920513-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"255\" /> The training for these dogs takes up to 2 years, and the costs average close to $20,000, but their ability to alert their person of life-threatening lows is priceless.\r\n\r\nMac goes off to college for his freshman year this fall with his service dog keeping a watchful eye on him. As a parent, knowing his DAD is accompanying him while he is away from home, puts me more at ease. As for me, I continue to train DADs, and am currently teaching and mentoring other professional trainers, to continue making a difference in the lives of people with T1D.','Why I Train Diabetes Alert Dogs','','inherit','closed','closed','','729-revision-v1','','','2017-08-03 13:00:18','2017-08-03 13:00:18','',729,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/03/729-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(737,1,'2017-08-03 13:01:13','2017-08-03 13:01:13','<h3>By: Becky Causey, President, Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance</h3>\r\nMy interest in Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD) training stems from three of my friends who all have children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). I am a dog trainer and breeder,<img class=\"wp-image-731 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809545411-e1501764978280-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"236\" /> and I thought that it would be a great help to my friends if I could learn how to train their pet dogs to alert them in times of diabetes emergencies. After embarking on my quest to learn to train these service dogs, I realized that this was no easy feat, and the average pet dog wasn’t going to be able to perform in the way necessary to be a DAD. Despite the difficulty, I was fascinated by the process and took classes, read books, and tried to train some of my personal dogs. After a lot of trial-and-error, I finally successfully trained my first DAD.\r\n\r\nThat was an amazing moment, but the families are what really makes my job fulfilling. Knowing that I am providing life-saving assistance and furry companionship to these T1D families has made the process of DAD training a great joy for me. <img class=\"wp-image-732 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809678515-e1501765075477-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"230\" />Imagine my surprise when, several years into the process, my own son, Mac, was admitted to the hospital ICU in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and diagnosed with type one diabetes. Although no one is ever prepared for a T1D diagnosis for their child, I had an army of friends and DAD client families there to support me. People are often surprised to hear that my DAD training began before T1D personally affected my family. I was dedicated before, but Mac’s diagnosis made me even more determined to train great DADs and help other families ease the burden of T1D.\r\n\r\nNothing is more frightening to someone with T1D, or their loved ones, than low blood sugar. <img class=\"wp-image-733 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809627445-e1501765039987-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"235\" />We are expecting lows after gym class, after a run, or when a meal has been skipped. We pay attention for signs of shakiness, dizziness, and sweating, as we diligently check our glucometers or keep a watchful eye on CGMs. But because of those sneaky lows that come at unexpected times, or for a person who has hypoglycemic unawareness, there is always a worry in the backs of our minds. A furry friend who acts as a safety net and another level of protection can ease these worries.\r\n\r\nDiabetes Alert Dogs are service dogs with full access to public places that are specifically trained to detect low (and sometimes high) blood sugar and alert either their handler or a parent for a very young child.<img class=\"wp-image-730 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809514363-e1501764920513-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"255\" /> The training for these dogs takes up to 2 years, and the costs average close to $20,000, but their ability to alert their person of life-threatening lows is priceless.\r\n\r\nMac goes off to college for his freshman year this fall with his service dog keeping a watchful eye on him. As a parent, knowing his DAD is accompanying him while he is away from home, puts me more at ease. As for me, I continue to train DADs, and am currently teaching and mentoring other professional trainers, to continue making a difference in the lives of people with T1D.','Why I Train Diabetes Alert Dogs','','inherit','closed','closed','','729-revision-v1','','','2017-08-03 13:01:13','2017-08-03 13:01:13','',729,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/03/729-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(738,1,'2017-08-03 13:01:51','2017-08-03 13:01:51','<h3>By: Becky Causey, President, Diabetes Alert Dog Alliance</h3>\r\nMy interest in Diabetes Alert Dog (DAD) training stems from three of my friends who all have children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). I am a dog trainer and breeder,<img class=\"wp-image-731 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809545411-e1501764978280-300x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"236\" /> and I thought that it would be a great help to my friends if I could learn how to train their pet dogs to alert them in times of diabetes emergencies. After embarking on my quest to learn to train these service dogs, I realized that this was no easy feat, and the average pet dog wasn’t going to be able to perform in the way necessary to be a DAD. Despite the difficulty, I was fascinated by the process and took classes, read books, and tried to train some of my personal dogs. After a lot of trial-and-error, I finally successfully trained my first DAD.\r\n\r\nThat was an amazing moment, but the families are what really makes my job fulfilling. <img class=\"wp-image-732 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809678515-e1501765075477-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"230\" />Knowing that I am providing life-saving assistance and furry companionship to these T1D families has made the process of DAD training a great joy for me. Imagine my surprise when, several years into the process, my own son, Mac, was admitted to the hospital ICU in Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and diagnosed with type one diabetes. Although no one is ever prepared for a T1D diagnosis for their child, I had an army of friends and DAD client families there to support me. People are often surprised to hear that my DAD training began before T1D personally affected my family. I was dedicated before, but Mac’s diagnosis made me even more determined to train great DADs and help other families ease the burden of T1D.\r\n\r\nNothing is more frightening to someone with T1D, or their loved ones, than low blood sugar. <img class=\"wp-image-733 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809627445-e1501765039987-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"235\" />We are expecting lows after gym class, after a run, or when a meal has been skipped. We pay attention for signs of shakiness, dizziness, and sweating, as we diligently check our glucometers or keep a watchful eye on CGMs. But because of those sneaky lows that come at unexpected times, or for a person who has hypoglycemic unawareness, there is always a worry in the backs of our minds. A furry friend who acts as a safety net and another level of protection can ease these worries.\r\n\r\nDiabetes Alert Dogs are service dogs with full access to public places that are specifically trained to detect low (and sometimes high) blood sugar and alert either their handler or a parent for a very young child.<img class=\"wp-image-730 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/FB_IMG_1493809514363-e1501764920513-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"255\" /> The training for these dogs takes up to 2 years, and the costs average close to $20,000, but their ability to alert their person of life-threatening lows is priceless.\r\n\r\nMac goes off to college for his freshman year this fall with his service dog keeping a watchful eye on him. As a parent, knowing his DAD is accompanying him while he is away from home, puts me more at ease. As for me, I continue to train DADs, and am currently teaching and mentoring other professional trainers, to continue making a difference in the lives of people with T1D.','Why I Train Diabetes Alert Dogs','','inherit','closed','closed','','729-revision-v1','','','2017-08-03 13:01:51','2017-08-03 13:01:51','',729,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/08/03/729-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(740,1,'2017-09-05 14:01:38','2017-09-05 14:01:38','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017-e1501599907331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"422\" /><a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review).“She’s more than just a number.” Insights for Understanding the <span class=\"il\">Transition</span> from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Richman, J., Dunneback, J., Vyas, A., Wood, M. The design and development of MyT1DHero: A mobile app for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. August 2017. (Under review).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-09-05 14:01:38','2017-09-05 14:01:38','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/09/05/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(741,1,'2017-09-05 14:02:59','2017-09-05 14:02:59','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017-e1501599907331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"422\" /><a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review).“She’s more than just a number.” Insights for Understanding the <span class=\"il\">Transition</span> from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Richman, J., Dunneback, J., Vyas, A., Wood, M. The design and development of MyT1DHero: A mobile app for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. August, 2017. (Under review).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. (Scored)</span>','Grant Timelines and Citations','','inherit','closed','closed','','444-revision-v1','','','2017-09-05 14:02:59','2017-09-05 14:02:59','',444,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/09/05/444-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(742,1,'2017-09-06 20:11:23','2017-09-06 20:11:23','<h3>By: Johanna Murray, Journalism Major, Western Michigan University</h3>\r\nKathryn Finton walks into the classroom on the first day of class looking confident and excited. Her new students shuffle in after her quietly; I am one of them.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_744\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"239\"]<img class=\"wp-image-744 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/johanna-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" /> Johanna Murray, Western Michigan University[/caption]\r\n\r\nI notice a little box attached to the belt loop on her pants. It resembles that of a pager straight out of the 90s. In today’s setting, the pager sticks out, uncommon and foreign to college students of the 2000s.\r\n\r\nProfessor Finton introduces herself to the class, and introduces the pager attached to her hip as well. The pager turns out not to be a cool gadget from the 90s. Instead, a monitor to track her type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nAfter a brief explanation of the little box, to cure the curious minds of her students, she continues on with the class. Her diabetes all but forgotten to the people listening to her words. However, for Professor Finton, her diabetes is something that is never forgotten.\r\n\r\nI came to learn that the summer of her 12<sup>th</sup> year was the beginning of a drastic change in her life. Finton and her younger sister had been wearing matching dresses to their grandparent’s house when her parents noticed that she looked too small in the dress that had fit her well not long before. She was also using the bathroom more frequently than normal. Worried, her parents took her to the hospital the next day.\r\n\r\nTwenty pounds under weight, Kathryn was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Her mother, in tears, told her “everything is going to be okay.”\r\n\r\n“It didn’t feel like everything was going to be okay,” said Finton.\r\n\r\nHer doctor had to explain not only what type 1 diabetes was, but also attempt to explain what it would mean for her future. But nothing could have prepared a 12-year-old for a life so drastically different than the one she had before.\r\n\r\n“Your life is going to be a lot harder than everybody else’s,” her mom had told her.\r\n\r\n“That must have been awful,” said Finton about her mom having to help explain to her young daughter how her life would change.\r\n\r\nAfter her diagnosis, Finton’s parents helped her with monitoring and taking care of her diabetes. The multiple shots of insulin each day created a lot of discomfort. Finton began taking responsibility for giving herself shots because she learned how to make them a little more comfortable for her. She said it was harder for her parents to know where to give shots so it hurt less, so she stepped up and took control of that small aspect of her diabetes. Her control only lasted for a few years though.\r\n\r\n“I got towards the end of high school and didn’t want to take care of it anymore. It was a lot of work,” she said. “I went to college. And you know with college, things get a little out of control. I just wanted to be like everybody else.”\r\n\r\nGoing to college was a major change in Finton’s life and resulted in her rebelling against her T1D.\r\n\r\n“I had a rough first semester of college. I was out of control and didn’t know how to fix it. Apparently that’s called diabetes burnout.”\r\n\r\nDiabetes burnout is when a person diagnosed with diabetes has no regard for their blood sugar levels, doctor appointments, and medicine. They begin to ignore their condition and neglect their well-being. It is common amongst people after years of dealing with diabetes.\r\n\r\nFinton was exhausted with the lifestyle that belonged to her now and rebelled away from the control she once had on her condition. Her health declined in every way. She was smoking cigarettes and not eating well. Finton expected to die by the time she was 30 years old. She was losing control, and losing hope.\r\n\r\n“I made a promise to myself that if I was still okay by age 30 that I would quit smoking,” Finton said. “I quit cold turkey. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_743\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"wp-image-743 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4775-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Kathryn Finton with her mom and nieces[/caption]\r\n\r\nHer whole life changed when she quit smoking. She said, “Everything got brighter two weeks after quitting. Everything smelled better. I began to look healthier. I thought to myself, if I feel better doing this, I wonder what would happen if I really started paying attention to my diabetes.”\r\n\r\nFinton began to meet with a nutritionist and went to the Borgess Diabetes Center for help handling her diabetes and overall health. She started tracking everything she ate, working out more frequently and really focusing on making sure her health came first. Her life took a complete turn for the better, and now she lives an extremely healthy life and has regained the control over her diabetes that she lost so many years ago.\r\n\r\n“My doctor said to me that ‘something the doctors will never tell you is that they don’t really have this figured out.’ He said that he tried to live as a diabetic for one weekend and quit after one day. So if anyone tells you you’re not doing a good job, then they don’t know what they’re talking about.”\r\n\r\nFinton explained that it can be hard to help people with type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\n“You can’t make them care. That has to be something they have to determine for themselves. You have to know that diabetes burnout exists. They’ll make it through, but it has to be their choice,” she said.\r\n\r\n“Diabetes has to become one of your hobbies. You can’t make it a chore. You have to laugh at it sometimes. I call myself a dia-badass. You have to deal with issues that some people never even have to think of and I think that’s helped to make me a better and more empathetic person.”','Overcoming Diabetes Burnout','','publish','open','open','','overcoming-diabetes-burnout','','','2017-09-06 20:13:46','2017-09-06 20:13:46','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=742',0,'post','',0),(743,1,'2017-09-06 20:08:08','2017-09-06 20:08:08','','IMG_4775','','inherit','open','closed','','img_4775','','','2017-09-06 20:08:08','2017-09-06 20:08:08','',742,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4775.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(744,1,'2017-09-06 20:10:08','2017-09-06 20:10:08','','johanna','','inherit','open','closed','','johanna','','','2017-09-06 20:10:08','2017-09-06 20:10:08','',742,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/johanna.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(745,1,'2017-09-06 20:11:23','2017-09-06 20:11:23','<h3>By: Johanna Murray, Journalism Major, Western Michigan University</h3>\r\nKathryn Finton walks into the classroom on the first day of class looking confident and excited. Her new students shuffle in after her quietly; I am one of them.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_744\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"239\"]<img class=\"wp-image-744 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/johanna-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" /> Johanna Murray, Western Michigan University[/caption]\r\n\r\nI notice a little box attached to the belt loop on her pants. It resembles that of a pager straight out of the 90s. In today’s setting, the pager sticks out, uncommon and foreign to college students of the 2000s.\r\n\r\nProfessor Finton introduces herself to the class, and introduces the pager attached to her hip as well. The pager doesn’t turn out to be a cool gadget from the 90s. Instead, a monitor to track her type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nAfter a brief explanation of the little box, to cure the curious minds of her students, she continues on with the class. Her diabetes all but forgotten to the people listening to her words. However, for Professor Finton, her diabetes is something that is never forgotten.\r\n\r\nI came to learn that the summer of her 12<sup>th</sup> year was the beginning of a drastic change in her life. Finton and her younger sister had been wearing matching dresses to their grandparent’s house when her parents noticed that she looked too small in the dress that had fit her well not long before. She was also using the bathroom more frequently than normal. Worried, her parents took her to the hospital the next day.\r\n\r\nTwenty pounds under weight, Kathryn was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Her mother, in tears, told her “everything is going to be okay.”\r\n\r\n“It didn’t feel like everything was going to be okay,” said Finton.\r\n\r\nHer doctor had to explain not only what type 1 diabetes was, but also attempt to explain what it would mean for her future. But nothing could have prepared a 12-year-old for a life so drastically different than the one she had before.\r\n\r\n“Your life is going to be a lot harder than everybody else’s,” her mom had told her.\r\n\r\n“That must have been awful,” said Finton about her mom having to help explain to her young daughter how her life would change.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_743\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"wp-image-743 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4775-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Kathryn Finton with her mom and nieces[/caption]\r\n\r\nAfter her diagnosis, Finton’s parents helped her with monitoring and taking care of her diabetes. The multiple shots of insulin each day created a lot of discomfort. Finton began taking responsibility for giving herself shots because she learned how to make them a little more comfortable for her. She said it was harder for her parents to know where to give shots so it hurt less, so she stepped up and took control of that small aspect of her diabetes. Her control only lasted for a few years though.\r\n\r\n“I got towards the end of high school and didn’t want to take care of it anymore. It was a lot of work,” she said. “I went to college. And you know with college, things get a little out of control. I just wanted to be like everybody else.”\r\n\r\nGoing to college was a major change in Finton’s life and resulted in her rebelling against her T1D.\r\n\r\n“I had a rough first semester of college. I was out of control and didn’t know how to fix it. Apparently that’s called diabetes burnout.”\r\n\r\nDiabetes burnout is when a person diagnosed with diabetes has no regard for their blood sugar levels, doctor appointments, and medicine. They begin to ignore their condition and neglect their well-being. It is common amongst people after years of dealing with diabetes.\r\n\r\nFinton was exhausted with the lifestyle that belonged to her now and rebelled away from the control she once had on her condition. Her health declined in every way. She was smoking cigarettes and not eating well. Finton expected to die by the time she was 30 years old. She was losing control, and losing hope.\r\n\r\n“I made a promise to myself that if I was still okay by age 30 that I would quit smoking,” Finton said. “I quit cold turkey. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”\r\n\r\nHer whole life changed when she quit smoking. She said, “Everything got brighter two weeks after quitting. Everything smelled better. I began to look healthier. I thought to myself, if I feel better doing this, I wonder what would happen if I really started paying attention to my diabetes.”\r\n\r\nFinton began to meet with a nutritionist and went to the Borgess Diabetes Center for help handling her diabetes and overall health. She started tracking everything she ate, working out more frequently and really focusing on making sure her health came first. Her life took a complete turn for the better, and now she lives an extremely healthy life and has regained the control over her diabetes that she lost so many years ago.\r\n\r\n“My doctor said to me that ‘something the doctors will never tell you is that they don’t really have this figured out.’ He said that he tried to live as a diabetic for one weekend and quit after one day. So if anyone tells you you’re not doing a good job, then they don’t know what they’re talking about.”\r\n\r\nFinton explained that it can be hard to help people with type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\n“You can’t make them care. That has to be something they have to determine for themselves. You have to know that diabetes burnout exists. They’ll make it through, but it has to be their choice,” she said.\r\n\r\n“Diabetes has to become one of your hobbies. You can’t make it a chore. You have to laugh at it sometimes. I call myself a dia-badass. You have to deal with issues that some people never even have to think of and I think that’s helped to make me a better and more empathetic person.”','Overcoming Diabetes Burnout','','inherit','closed','closed','','742-revision-v1','','','2017-09-06 20:11:23','2017-09-06 20:11:23','',742,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/09/06/742-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(746,1,'2017-09-06 20:12:20','2017-09-06 20:12:20','<h3>By: Johanna Murray, Journalism Major, Western Michigan University</h3>\r\nKathryn Finton walks into the classroom on the first day of class looking confident and excited. Her new students shuffle in after her quietly; I am one of them.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_744\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"239\"]<img class=\"wp-image-744 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/johanna-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" /> Johanna Murray, Western Michigan University[/caption]\r\n\r\nI notice a little box attached to the belt loop on her pants. It resembles that of a pager straight out of the 90s. In today’s setting, the pager sticks out, uncommon and foreign to college students of the 2000s.\r\n\r\nProfessor Finton introduces herself to the class, and introduces the pager attached to her hip as well. The pager doesn’t turn out to be a cool gadget from the 90s. Instead, a monitor to track her type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nAfter a brief explanation of the little box, to cure the curious minds of her students, she continues on with the class. Her diabetes all but forgotten to the people listening to her words. However, for Professor Finton, her diabetes is something that is never forgotten.\r\n\r\nI came to learn that the summer of her 12<sup>th</sup> year was the beginning of a drastic change in her life. Finton and her younger sister had been wearing matching dresses to their grandparent’s house when her parents noticed that she looked too small in the dress that had fit her well not long before. She was also using the bathroom more frequently than normal. Worried, her parents took her to the hospital the next day.\r\n\r\nTwenty pounds under weight, Kathryn was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Her mother, in tears, told her “everything is going to be okay.”\r\n\r\n“It didn’t feel like everything was going to be okay,” said Finton.\r\n\r\nHer doctor had to explain not only what type 1 diabetes was, but also attempt to explain what it would mean for her future. But nothing could have prepared a 12-year-old for a life so drastically different than the one she had before.\r\n\r\n“Your life is going to be a lot harder than everybody else’s,” her mom had told her.\r\n\r\n“That must have been awful,” said Finton about her mom having to help explain to her young daughter how her life would change.\r\n\r\nAfter her diagnosis, Finton’s parents helped her with monitoring and taking care of her diabetes. The multiple shots of insulin each day created a lot of discomfort. Finton began taking responsibility for giving herself shots because she learned how to make them a little more comfortable for her. She said it was harder for her parents to know where to give shots so it hurt less, so she stepped up and took control of that small aspect of her diabetes. Her control only lasted for a few years though.\r\n\r\n“I got towards the end of high school and didn’t want to take care of it anymore. It was a lot of work,” she said. “I went to college. And you know with college, things get a little out of control. I just wanted to be like everybody else.”\r\n\r\nGoing to college was a major change in Finton’s life and resulted in her rebelling against her T1D.\r\n\r\n“I had a rough first semester of college. I was out of control and didn’t know how to fix it. Apparently that’s called diabetes burnout.”\r\n\r\nDiabetes burnout is when a person diagnosed with diabetes has no regard for their blood sugar levels, doctor appointments, and medicine. They begin to ignore their condition and neglect their well-being. It is common amongst people after years of dealing with diabetes.\r\n\r\nFinton was exhausted with the lifestyle that belonged to her now and rebelled away from the control she once had on her condition. Her health declined in every way. She was smoking cigarettes and not eating well. Finton expected to die by the time she was 30 years old. She was losing control, and losing hope.\r\n\r\n“I made a promise to myself that if I was still okay by age 30 that I would quit smoking,” Finton said. “I quit cold turkey. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_743\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"wp-image-743 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4775-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Kathryn Finton with her mom and nieces[/caption]\r\n\r\nHer whole life changed when she quit smoking. She said, “Everything got brighter two weeks after quitting. Everything smelled better. I began to look healthier. I thought to myself, if I feel better doing this, I wonder what would happen if I really started paying attention to my diabetes.”\r\n\r\nFinton began to meet with a nutritionist and went to the Borgess Diabetes Center for help handling her diabetes and overall health. She started tracking everything she ate, working out more frequently and really focusing on making sure her health came first. Her life took a complete turn for the better, and now she lives an extremely healthy life and has regained the control over her diabetes that she lost so many years ago.\r\n\r\n“My doctor said to me that ‘something the doctors will never tell you is that they don’t really have this figured out.’ He said that he tried to live as a diabetic for one weekend and quit after one day. So if anyone tells you you’re not doing a good job, then they don’t know what they’re talking about.”\r\n\r\nFinton explained that it can be hard to help people with type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\n“You can’t make them care. That has to be something they have to determine for themselves. You have to know that diabetes burnout exists. They’ll make it through, but it has to be their choice,” she said.\r\n\r\n“Diabetes has to become one of your hobbies. You can’t make it a chore. You have to laugh at it sometimes. I call myself a dia-badass. You have to deal with issues that some people never even have to think of and I think that’s helped to make me a better and more empathetic person.”','Overcoming Diabetes Burnout','','inherit','closed','closed','','742-revision-v1','','','2017-09-06 20:12:20','2017-09-06 20:12:20','',742,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/09/06/742-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(747,1,'2017-09-06 20:13:42','2017-09-06 20:13:42','<h3>By: Johanna Murray, Journalism Major, Western Michigan University</h3>\nKathryn Finton walks into the classroom on the first day of class looking confident and excited. Her new students shuffle in after her quietly; I am one of them.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_744\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"239\"]<img class=\"wp-image-744 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/johanna-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" /> Johanna Murray, Western Michigan University[/caption]\n\nI notice a little box attached to the belt loop on her pants. It resembles that of a pager straight out of the 90s. In today’s setting, the pager sticks out, uncommon and foreign to college students of the 2000s.\n\nProfessor Finton introduces herself to the class, and introduces the pager attached to her hip as well. The pager turns out notto be a cool gadget from the 90s. Instead, a monitor to track her type 1 diabetes.\n\nAfter a brief explanation of the little box, to cure the curious minds of her students, she continues on with the class. Her diabetes all but forgotten to the people listening to her words. However, for Professor Finton, her diabetes is something that is never forgotten.\n\nI came to learn that the summer of her 12<sup>th</sup> year was the beginning of a drastic change in her life. Finton and her younger sister had been wearing matching dresses to their grandparent’s house when her parents noticed that she looked too small in the dress that had fit her well not long before. She was also using the bathroom more frequently than normal. Worried, her parents took her to the hospital the next day.\n\nTwenty pounds under weight, Kathryn was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Her mother, in tears, told her “everything is going to be okay.”\n\n“It didn’t feel like everything was going to be okay,” said Finton.\n\nHer doctor had to explain not only what type 1 diabetes was, but also attempt to explain what it would mean for her future. But nothing could have prepared a 12-year-old for a life so drastically different than the one she had before.\n\n“Your life is going to be a lot harder than everybody else’s,” her mom had told her.\n\n“That must have been awful,” said Finton about her mom having to help explain to her young daughter how her life would change.\n\nAfter her diagnosis, Finton’s parents helped her with monitoring and taking care of her diabetes. The multiple shots of insulin each day created a lot of discomfort. Finton began taking responsibility for giving herself shots because she learned how to make them a little more comfortable for her. She said it was harder for her parents to know where to give shots so it hurt less, so she stepped up and took control of that small aspect of her diabetes. Her control only lasted for a few years though.\n\n“I got towards the end of high school and didn’t want to take care of it anymore. It was a lot of work,” she said. “I went to college. And you know with college, things get a little out of control. I just wanted to be like everybody else.”\n\nGoing to college was a major change in Finton’s life and resulted in her rebelling against her T1D.\n\n“I had a rough first semester of college. I was out of control and didn’t know how to fix it. Apparently that’s called diabetes burnout.”\n\nDiabetes burnout is when a person diagnosed with diabetes has no regard for their blood sugar levels, doctor appointments, and medicine. They begin to ignore their condition and neglect their well-being. It is common amongst people after years of dealing with diabetes.\n\nFinton was exhausted with the lifestyle that belonged to her now and rebelled away from the control she once had on her condition. Her health declined in every way. She was smoking cigarettes and not eating well. Finton expected to die by the time she was 30 years old. She was losing control, and losing hope.\n\n“I made a promise to myself that if I was still okay by age 30 that I would quit smoking,” Finton said. “I quit cold turkey. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_743\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"wp-image-743 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4775-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Kathryn Finton with her mom and nieces[/caption]\n\nHer whole life changed when she quit smoking. She said, “Everything got brighter two weeks after quitting. Everything smelled better. I began to look healthier. I thought to myself, if I feel better doing this, I wonder what would happen if I really started paying attention to my diabetes.”\n\nFinton began to meet with a nutritionist and went to the Borgess Diabetes Center for help handling her diabetes and overall health. She started tracking everything she ate, working out more frequently and really focusing on making sure her health came first. Her life took a complete turn for the better, and now she lives an extremely healthy life and has regained the control over her diabetes that she lost so many years ago.\n\n“My doctor said to me that ‘something the doctors will never tell you is that they don’t really have this figured out.’ He said that he tried to live as a diabetic for one weekend and quit after one day. So if anyone tells you you’re not doing a good job, then they don’t know what they’re talking about.”\n\nFinton explained that it can be hard to help people with type 1 diabetes.\n\n“You can’t make them care. That has to be something they have to determine for themselves. You have to know that diabetes burnout exists. They’ll make it through, but it has to be their choice,” she said.\n\n“Diabetes has to become one of your hobbies. You can’t make it a chore. You have to laugh at it sometimes. I call myself a dia-badass. You have to deal with issues that some people never even have to think of and I think that’s helped to make me a better and more empathetic person.”','Overcoming Diabetes Burnout','','inherit','closed','closed','','742-autosave-v1','','','2017-09-06 20:13:42','2017-09-06 20:13:42','',742,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/09/06/742-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(748,1,'2017-09-06 20:13:46','2017-09-06 20:13:46','<h3>By: Johanna Murray, Journalism Major, Western Michigan University</h3>\r\nKathryn Finton walks into the classroom on the first day of class looking confident and excited. Her new students shuffle in after her quietly; I am one of them.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_744\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"239\"]<img class=\"wp-image-744 \" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/johanna-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" /> Johanna Murray, Western Michigan University[/caption]\r\n\r\nI notice a little box attached to the belt loop on her pants. It resembles that of a pager straight out of the 90s. In today’s setting, the pager sticks out, uncommon and foreign to college students of the 2000s.\r\n\r\nProfessor Finton introduces herself to the class, and introduces the pager attached to her hip as well. The pager turns out not to be a cool gadget from the 90s. Instead, a monitor to track her type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\nAfter a brief explanation of the little box, to cure the curious minds of her students, she continues on with the class. Her diabetes all but forgotten to the people listening to her words. However, for Professor Finton, her diabetes is something that is never forgotten.\r\n\r\nI came to learn that the summer of her 12<sup>th</sup> year was the beginning of a drastic change in her life. Finton and her younger sister had been wearing matching dresses to their grandparent’s house when her parents noticed that she looked too small in the dress that had fit her well not long before. She was also using the bathroom more frequently than normal. Worried, her parents took her to the hospital the next day.\r\n\r\nTwenty pounds under weight, Kathryn was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Her mother, in tears, told her “everything is going to be okay.”\r\n\r\n“It didn’t feel like everything was going to be okay,” said Finton.\r\n\r\nHer doctor had to explain not only what type 1 diabetes was, but also attempt to explain what it would mean for her future. But nothing could have prepared a 12-year-old for a life so drastically different than the one she had before.\r\n\r\n“Your life is going to be a lot harder than everybody else’s,” her mom had told her.\r\n\r\n“That must have been awful,” said Finton about her mom having to help explain to her young daughter how her life would change.\r\n\r\nAfter her diagnosis, Finton’s parents helped her with monitoring and taking care of her diabetes. The multiple shots of insulin each day created a lot of discomfort. Finton began taking responsibility for giving herself shots because she learned how to make them a little more comfortable for her. She said it was harder for her parents to know where to give shots so it hurt less, so she stepped up and took control of that small aspect of her diabetes. Her control only lasted for a few years though.\r\n\r\n“I got towards the end of high school and didn’t want to take care of it anymore. It was a lot of work,” she said. “I went to college. And you know with college, things get a little out of control. I just wanted to be like everybody else.”\r\n\r\nGoing to college was a major change in Finton’s life and resulted in her rebelling against her T1D.\r\n\r\n“I had a rough first semester of college. I was out of control and didn’t know how to fix it. Apparently that’s called diabetes burnout.”\r\n\r\nDiabetes burnout is when a person diagnosed with diabetes has no regard for their blood sugar levels, doctor appointments, and medicine. They begin to ignore their condition and neglect their well-being. It is common amongst people after years of dealing with diabetes.\r\n\r\nFinton was exhausted with the lifestyle that belonged to her now and rebelled away from the control she once had on her condition. Her health declined in every way. She was smoking cigarettes and not eating well. Finton expected to die by the time she was 30 years old. She was losing control, and losing hope.\r\n\r\n“I made a promise to myself that if I was still okay by age 30 that I would quit smoking,” Finton said. “I quit cold turkey. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_743\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"225\"]<img class=\"wp-image-743 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4775-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> Kathryn Finton with her mom and nieces[/caption]\r\n\r\nHer whole life changed when she quit smoking. She said, “Everything got brighter two weeks after quitting. Everything smelled better. I began to look healthier. I thought to myself, if I feel better doing this, I wonder what would happen if I really started paying attention to my diabetes.”\r\n\r\nFinton began to meet with a nutritionist and went to the Borgess Diabetes Center for help handling her diabetes and overall health. She started tracking everything she ate, working out more frequently and really focusing on making sure her health came first. Her life took a complete turn for the better, and now she lives an extremely healthy life and has regained the control over her diabetes that she lost so many years ago.\r\n\r\n“My doctor said to me that ‘something the doctors will never tell you is that they don’t really have this figured out.’ He said that he tried to live as a diabetic for one weekend and quit after one day. So if anyone tells you you’re not doing a good job, then they don’t know what they’re talking about.”\r\n\r\nFinton explained that it can be hard to help people with type 1 diabetes.\r\n\r\n“You can’t make them care. That has to be something they have to determine for themselves. You have to know that diabetes burnout exists. They’ll make it through, but it has to be their choice,” she said.\r\n\r\n“Diabetes has to become one of your hobbies. You can’t make it a chore. You have to laugh at it sometimes. I call myself a dia-badass. You have to deal with issues that some people never even have to think of and I think that’s helped to make me a better and more empathetic person.”','Overcoming Diabetes Burnout','','inherit','closed','closed','','742-revision-v1','','','2017-09-06 20:13:46','2017-09-06 20:13:46','',742,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/09/06/742-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(749,1,'2017-10-09 13:43:24','2017-10-09 13:43:24','<h3>By: Robert Perkins, kid with type 1 diabetes</h3>\r\nThe only reason I woke up on November 30, 2013, was because I fell out of my bed. It was Thanksgiving break and I had planned to do nothing all day. Little did I know that my day would spiral out of control.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_752\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"223\"]<img class=\"wp-image-752 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Robert-CC-headshot-photo-e1507556428918-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" /> Robert Perkins[/caption]\r\n\r\nI got up off the floor, walked down the hall to the family room and turned the computer on to play some games. Next thing I knew, my mom asked me to come see her. As I walked to the kitchen, everything was a blur. I noticed the rain drops tapping on the window but I felt very out of it.\r\n\r\nMy mom, who must have known something wasn’t right, pulled out a small, black case with something inside of it. It made an annoying, shaking noise, like a maraca. My mom pulled out a machine, a small bottle of strips, and a needle. She poked my finger with the needle and put the blood onto one of the strips and jammed it into the machine. The screen of the machine lit up orange and beeped. Five seconds later, the machine beeped again. It said “HI: OVER 600” in bold, black letters.\r\n\r\nMy mom rushed to the phone to call the doctor and about 10 minutes later we were on our way to the hospital. The ride was only a couple of minutes, but it felt like hours.\r\n\r\nAfter the doctors examined me, they sent me to a pediatric hospital that was half an hour away in an ambulance. I couldn’t comprehend what was happening. On the ride there, the EMT poked my fingers every five minutes, even though it said the same thing every time “HI: OVER 600.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_750\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-750 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/yates-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> Robert with his younger brother, Matthew[/caption]\r\n\r\nWe got there around 2:00p.m. They took us to a large, loud room sectioned off with curtains. They would not let me eat until a lot of blood tests were performed, I was starving. A few hours later, my Dad and my little brother came to the hospital. That is when the doctors told me that I had Type 1 Diabetes.\r\n\r\nLater that evening, I was transferred to a hospital room on the Children’s floor. Every door had a glass window painted with a different set of cartoon and movie characters. My door was decorated with a painting of Bugs Bunny. Finally, the nurse came in and delivered some food, but I couldn’t eat until after she poked my finger and gave me a needle filled with insulin. I hadn’t eaten since 9:30 that morning. Boy was I hungry! A turkey sandwich and a small bag of chips was all I was given and I ate it so fast that I didn’t taste any of it.\r\n\r\nThe next day, nurse educators came to my room to begin teaching me and my mom how to treat my disease. The entire day was spent learning how to manage my diabetes and how my life would change. It was overwhelming.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_751\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"346\"]<img class=\"wp-image-751\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Robert-guitar-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"264\" /> Robert playing guitar[/caption]\r\n\r\nMonday came and we were still in the hospital. The doctor told me that I had to stay until my blood sugar number came down into a safer range between 100 and 200. Finally, the doctor told me that I could go home.\r\n\r\nLooking back, those three days changed the rest of my life. I remember it like it was yesterday but it feels like years and years ago. Even though my life will never be the same, my diabetes does not define me. It will not keep me from reaching my goals. It will not stop me from living a successful life. It will not keep me from being the best me I can be!','Three Days That Changed My Life Forever','','publish','open','open','','three-days-that-changed-my-life-forever','','','2017-10-09 13:45:04','2017-10-09 13:45:04','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=749',0,'post','',0),(750,1,'2017-10-09 13:38:19','2017-10-09 13:38:19','','yates','','inherit','open','closed','','yates','','','2017-10-09 13:38:19','2017-10-09 13:38:19','',749,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/yates.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(751,1,'2017-10-09 13:38:21','2017-10-09 13:38:21','','Robert guitar','','inherit','open','closed','','robert-guitar','','','2017-10-09 13:38:21','2017-10-09 13:38:21','',749,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Robert-guitar.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(752,1,'2017-10-09 13:39:47','2017-10-09 13:39:47','','Robert CC headshot photo','','inherit','open','closed','','robert-cc-headshot-photo','','','2017-10-09 13:39:47','2017-10-09 13:39:47','',749,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Robert-CC-headshot-photo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(753,1,'2017-10-09 13:43:24','2017-10-09 13:43:24','<h3>By: Robert Perkins, kid with type 1 diabetes</h3>\r\nThe only reason I woke up on November 30, 2013, was because I fell out of my bed. It was Thanksgiving break and I had planned to do nothing all day. Little did I know that my day would spiral out of control.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_752\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"223\"]<img class=\"wp-image-752 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Robert-CC-headshot-photo-e1507556428918-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" /> Robert Perkins[/caption]\r\n\r\nI got up off the floor, walked down the hall to the family room and turned the computer on to play some games. Next thing I knew, my mom asked me to come see her. As I walked to the kitchen, everything was a blur. I noticed the rain drops tapping on the window but I felt very out of it.\r\n\r\nMy mom, who must have known something wasn’t right, pulled out a small, black case with something inside of it. It made an annoying, shaking noise, like a maraca. My mom pulled out a machine, a small bottle of strips, and a needle. She poked my finger with the needle and put the blood onto one of the strips and jammed it into the machine. The screen of the machine lit up orange and beeped. Five seconds later, the machine beeped again. It said “HI: OVER 600” in bold, black letters.\r\n\r\nMy mom rushed to the phone to call the doctor and about 10 minutes later we were on our way to the hospital. The ride was only a couple of minutes, but it felt like hours.\r\n\r\nAfter the doctors examined me, they sent me to a pediatric hospital that was half an hour away in an ambulance. I couldn’t comprehend what was happening. On the ride there, the EMT poked my fingers every five minutes, even though it said the same thing every time “HI: OVER 600.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_750\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-750 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/yates-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> Robert with his younger brother, Matthew[/caption]\r\n\r\nWe got there around 2:00p.m. They took us to a large, loud room sectioned off with curtains. They would not let me eat until a lot of blood tests were performed, I was starving. A few hours later, my Dad and my little brother came to the hospital. That is when the doctors told me that I had Type 1 Diabetes.\r\n\r\nLater that evening, I was transferred to a hospital room on the Children’s floor. Every door had a glass window painted with a different set of cartoon and movie characters. My door was decorated with a painting of Bugs Bunny. Finally, the nurse came in and delivered some food, but I couldn’t eat until after she poked my finger and gave me a needle filled with insulin. I hadn’t eaten since 9:30 that morning. Boy was I hungry! A turkey sandwich and a small bag of chips was all I was given and I ate it so fast that I didn’t taste any of it.\r\n\r\nThe next day, nurse educators came to my room to begin teaching me and my mom how to treat my disease. The entire day was spent learning how to manage my diabetes and how my life would change. It was overwhelming.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_751\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"346\"]<img class=\"wp-image-751\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Robert-guitar-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"264\" /> Robert playing guitar[/caption]\r\n\r\nMonday came and we were still in the hospital. The doctor told me that I had to stay until my blood sugar number came down into a safer range between 100 and 200. Finally, the doctor told me that I could go home.\r\n\r\nLooking back, those three days changed the rest of my life. I remember it like it was yesterday but it feels like years and years ago. Even though my life will never be the same, my diabetes does not define me. It will not keep me from reaching my goals. It will not stop me from living a successful life. It will not keep me from being the best me I can be!','Three Days That Changed My Life Forever','','inherit','closed','closed','','749-revision-v1','','','2017-10-09 13:43:24','2017-10-09 13:43:24','',749,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/10/09/749-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(766,1,'2017-11-06 14:08:58','2017-11-06 14:08:58','<h2>Grant Timelines<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> </span></h2>\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017-e1501599907331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1445\" height=\"422\" /><a href=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Grant-Timeline_Aug-2017.pdf\">Grant Timeline_Aug 2017</a>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Citations</span></h2>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manuscripts/Presentations</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Wood, M. (under review).“She’s more than just a number.” Insights for Understanding the <span class=\"il\">Transition</span> from Parent Management to Self-Management Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Three Perspectives. Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing.**</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Murray, K., Holtz, B., Wood, M., Cotten, S., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Holmstrom, A., &amp; Vyas, A. (2016). “Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes.” Accepted for poster presentation at 2016 Partners Connected Health Symposium, Boston, MA, October.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz BE, Murray KM, Hershey DD, Dunneback JK, Cotten SR, Holmstrom AJ, Vyas A, Kaiser MK, Wood MA. Developing a Patient-Centered mHealth App: A Tool for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes and Their Parents. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2017;5(4):e53 DOI:</span> <a href=\"http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.6654\">10.2196/mhealth.6654</a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Cotten, S., Holmstrom, A., Kaiser, M., Wood, M. The Development and Prototype Testing of a Patient-Centered mHealth App for Diabetes. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Kaiser, M. Games for Children with Type 1 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions. June, 2017. (Accepted for publication only).</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Murray, K., Hershey, D., Richman, J., Dunneback, J., Vyas, A., Wood, M. The design and development of MyT1DHero: A mobile app for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. August, 2017. (In Press).</span>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> **Not affiliated with the American Diabetes Association Grant, but many teams members are on this paper also</span></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proposals</span></h3>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Dunneback, J., Hershey, D., Nuttall, A., Cotten, S., Wood, M. A parent portal for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Grant submitted to Science and Society at State (S3). (10/3/16). $10,000. (<strong>Funded</strong>)</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Holtz, B., Cotten, S., Nuttall, A., O\'Donnell, C., Park, T., Kashy, D., Hershey, D., Dunneback, J., Wood, M., Vyas, A., Hood, K. Improving diabetes management in children with type 1 diabetes via games. Grant submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIDDK). (6/22/16). $1.4 million. 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Contact Katie!</strong></h4>\r\n<h4><strong>murra172@msu.edu; 269-986-0669</strong></h4>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Study Participation Information','','inherit','closed','closed','','755-revision-v1','','','2017-10-11 15:12:55','2017-10-11 15:12:55','',755,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/10/11/755-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(781,1,'2017-12-06 13:12:29','2017-12-06 13:12:29','','Diabetes chart with Sierra scribbles','','inherit','open','closed','','diabetes-chart-with-sierra-scribbles','','','2017-12-06 13:12:29','2017-12-06 13:12:29','',778,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Diabetes-chart-with-Sierra-scribbles.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(782,1,'2017-12-06 13:19:07','2017-12-06 13:19:07','<h3>By: Christina Sebert, T1D Mom</h3>\r\n“BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.” The sound is Briana’s Dexcom alarm alerting me that her blood sugar is low. Briana has type 1 diabetes and the Dexcom helps us manage her blood sugar.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_780\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-780 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sierra-checking-sugars-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> Sierra helping check her sister\'s blood sugar[/caption]\r\n\r\nBefore my feet make it to the floor, I hear the shuffle of little feet and Briana’s two-year-old sister, Sierra, exclaim, “Uh, oh! Bonna’s low! She needs to eat!” Despite only being two years old, her sister is on top of it. She runs past me, grabs the glucometer off the counter and runs back to the playroom where Briana and their brother Brayden are watching T.V.\r\n\r\nWhen I get into the playroom, I see Sierra is ready to help. I let her place the test strip in the meter and collect the blood with it. Then watch her eagerly await the numbers to pop up on the meter screen, so she can try to read them off. I honestly believe my two-year old is learning her numbers by reading off her older sister’s blood sugars.\r\n\r\n“Eighty-six. Bonna needs to eat,” she exclaims as she wipes her older sister’s finger off with a tissue. Sometimes, I think Sierra understands diabetes more than her less-than-interested older sister who actually has it. “She needs a Go-Gurt,” Sierra concludes as she rushes out of the room to the refrigerator.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_781\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"213\"]<img class=\"wp-image-781 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Diabetes-chart-with-Sierra-scribbles-e1512566125849-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" /> Sierra\'s tracking of her sisters blood sugar numbers[/caption]\r\n\r\nThis scenario occurs frequently. As a parent of a child with type 1 diabetes, similar to many of you reading this story, I am often exhausted by the management. Especially with younger children who can’t or aren’t quite ready to do it themselves. Although I am fortunate to be able to stay home and take care of our kids, my husband works two jobs which both require weekends and overnights. This places a lot of responsibility on me. Just my type 1’s care alone can fill the day and night: communicating with secretaries at school throughout the day to treat blood sugars, counting carbs, measuring, weighing and cooking meals, administering insulin, night time corrections followed by nighttime feedings, the list is endless. Having Sierra to help, even though she is so little, eases the burden just a little especially when my husband can’t be there. She may not fully understand what her big sister is going through, but Sierra knows what needs to be done and is happy to assist. She considers herself in charge of monitoring and she can easily pull up the app on my phone, read off the numbers (with some help) and even tell me which way blood sugars are trending. On the diabetes home log, you’ll find Sierra’s scribbles at the bottom where she has “charted” all her big sister’s numbers.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_779\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"262\"]<img class=\"wp-image-779 size-medium\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sisters-e1512566321412-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" /> Briana and her sister Sierra[/caption]\r\n\r\nAlthough Briana is not as motivated to manage her diabetes care right now, seeing her face light up when her little sister is fumbling with her meter or giggling as Sierra is yelling through the house about checking sugars or getting something to eat, gives me hope. Sierra helps make this T1D life just a little bit easier, a little bit less stressful and brings us all a little bit closer. There is a saying that sisters are like angels, they sparkle twinkle and glow, they are the greatest gifts our hearts will ever know. It warms my heart to know that they have each other!','Sierra the T1D Sister Superhero','','inherit','closed','closed','','778-revision-v1','','','2017-12-06 13:19:07','2017-12-06 13:19:07','',778,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/12/06/778-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(783,1,'2018-01-09 15:17:27','2018-01-09 15:17:27','My name is Ally, and I have type 1 diabetes. When my mom told me she had signed me up for a week long diabetes camp, I was not happy. Seven days with people I didn\'t know, in an unfamiliar place, <strong>without my phone</strong> was not how I wanted to spend a week of summer. <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-784 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Picture1-300x217.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" />I don\'t think any 16 year old girl would be thrilled with the idea. Before attending Camp Midicha, I was struggling with my diagnosis and going to camp was forcing me to acknowledge it. I cried the entire drive there and for an hour after my mom dropped me off. I was so nervous to be away.\r\n\r\nOn the first day of camp, one of my counselors went around in a circle and asked every camper to share what they felt was the best thing about having diabetes. I didn\'t have an answer. Most of the girls had diabetes for most of their lives, but I had only been diagnosed for 6 months. They all talked about the personal growth they experienced, the friends they\'d met, and the awareness they have created around type 1 diabetes. I was still coping with the shock of diagnosis and learning what disease management required, and I didn\'t see one positive thing about it.\r\n\r\nAs the week went on, I made friends with three girls in my cabin. They shared insider tips on diabetes, showed me the ins-and-outs of camp and most importantly loved me for who I am. <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-785 alignleft\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Picture2-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" />The four of us are all facing difficulties that most teenagers do not have to deal with. They have become the closest friends I have ever had. We created an unbreakable bond, one that is difficult to put into words. I am so grateful for my other friends and family for their commitment to understanding my disease and all of the details, but there is something different about being with people just like me, who live this disease EVERY.DAY.\r\n\r\nAt the end of camp we repeated the activity from the beginning. “What\'s the best thing about having diabetes?” When it was my turn, I looked at my new friends and smiled as I explained to the rest of the group that my camp experience was the best thing about my diabetes.<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-786 alignright\" src=\"http://myt1d.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Picture3-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\r\n\r\nThe friendships I made at camp are ones that will never be broken, and I am extremely thankful for the opportunity to have experienced Camp Midicha. I never thought I would feel so blessed by such an awful disease, but my girls give me a reason to be.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information about Camp Midicha, please visit the American Diabetes Association website: <a href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/diabetes-camp/camps/midicha-day.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/\">http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/diabetes-camp/camps/midicha-day.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/</a>','Diabetes Camp','','publish','open','open','','diabetes-camp','','','2018-01-09 15:17:27','2018-01-09 15:17:27','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/?p=783',0,'post','',0),(762,1,'2017-10-11 15:15:08','2017-10-11 15:15:08',' ','','','publish','closed','closed','','762','','','2018-11-01 15:41:02','2018-11-01 15:41:02','',0,'http://myt1d.org/wordpress/2017/10/11/762/',3,'nav_menu_item','',0),