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“This Is Role Reversal. This Is Diabetes.”
Guadalupe has 10 brothers and sisters. Thinking back on his childhood, he remembers his father, an immigrant from Mexico, working long hours every day of the week to pick produce like tomatoes, peaches...
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“This Is My Truth. This Is Diabetes.”
When you ask Jessica where “home” is, she pictures the Indian reservation in upstate New York where her parents are from. Jessica’s family is part of the Haudenosaunee—the people of the...
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“This Is Our Life. This Is Diabetes.”
Robin developed gestational diabetes while pregnant, but her doctors thought it would go away after her son was born. When she returned to the doctor weeks, months and then years after her delivery,...
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Your Rights, One Voice: Sarah’s Story
Music, science, art—10-year-old Sarah Giacoio of West Chester, Pennsylvania, likes and does it all. But one day, when she signed up to join her school’s Science Explorers club, her mother, Heather, was...
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Your Rights, One Voice: Mason’s Story
As a parent, you want the best for your child, from health care to home life to education. Raising a child with type 1 diabetes can make the stakes higher—even when everything is going well. But how do...
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“These Kids Are Just Like Me!”
Since 1949, the American Diabetes Association® has been and continues to be the largest provider of camps for children living with diabetes in the world. Our nationwide camps enable kids with diabetes...
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Update on Senate Healthcare Bill
Since passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in the House, all eyes have been on the Senate as they consider legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). As you...
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#DearDiabetes: LaShawn McIver
Dear Diabetes, I will never forget the day I was introduced to you. I met you through a friend of the family and then later found out you already knew several members of my family. At first, I thought...
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Make Insulin Affordable: An update from William T. Cefalu
“I am a single mom with type 1 diabetes. Sometimes I have to choose between paying for my insulin and feeding my son. No one should have to make a choice like that.” –E.R., Oklahoma We hear far too...
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How to Advocate for Friends and Family in Jail and Prison
Recently, the American Diabetes Association requested to join a lawsuit concerning the failure to provide adequate diabetes care to prisoners at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility in Tennessee....
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A Conversation with Crystal Jackson and Dr. Fran Cogen: Part 2
Recently, our Safe at School Director, Crystal Jackson, got the chance to chat with Fran Cogen, MD, CDE, Director of Diabetes Services and Interim Co-Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Children’s...
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Your Rights, One Voice: The Bemis Family’s Story
Our daughter Nora was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was two years old. While her diagnosis was initially a shock, over time, life with diabetes has become second nature to us and caring for...
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Government Affairs & Advocacy Newsletter Update: July 2018
Introduction from LaShawn McIver, MD, MPH Dear Advocates, What a busy year 2018 has been so far! In this summer’s Advocacy Newsletter, I’m excited to share updates from our teams in Federal Government...
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A Conversation with Crystal Woodward and Dr. Fran Cogen: Part 3
Recently, our Safe at School Director, Crystal Woodward, got the chance to chat with Fran Cogen, MD, CDE, Director of Diabetes Services and Interim Co-Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Children’s...
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Advocacy Update: Diabetes Research and Programs Funding
This spring, Congress finally increased funding for diabetes research and prevention programs. The Special Diabetes Program, which supports type 1 diabetes research and type 2 diabetes prevention...
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Your Rights, One Voice: James’ Story
For the last two years, James Wilson has worked as a behavioral health technician at an addiction treatment center in Illinois. James has found great meaning in this work with rehabilitation patients...
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