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If your child has Type 1 diabetes, education and support are critical to his/her care. Learn about Type 1 diabetes and get guidance on planning for school, sleepovers, camp and more.

Hundreds Advocating for Type 1 Diabetes Funding at 2019 Children’s Congress

Hundreds Advocating for Type 1 Diabetes Funding at 2019 Children’s Congress

By Matthew Bernat
Published July 8, 2019

Hundreds of children with type 1 diabetes, in addition to celebrities who have the autoimmune disease, are in Washington D.C. fighting for research funds.

Type 1 Diabetes at Early Age May Affect Brain Growth: Study

Type 1 Diabetes at Early Age May Affect Brain Growth: Study

By Quinn Phillips
Published June 27, 2019

High blood glucose has been linked to slowed brain development in young children with type 1 diabetes in recent research…

FDA Approves Victoza for Children With Type 2

FDA Approves Victoza for Children With Type 2

By Diane Fennell
Published June 18, 2019

The FDA has approved the injectable medicine Victoza (generic name liraglutide) for children 10 years old and up with type 2 diabetes…

Gluten-Free Diet Linked to Lower A1C in Type 1 Diabetes: ADA 2019

Gluten-Free Diet Linked to Lower A1C in Type 1 Diabetes: ADA 2019

By Diane Fennell
Published June 13, 2019

A gluten-free diet was linked with lower A1C levels and lower insulin demand in children newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (but without celiac disease), according to new research…

Teens With Diabetes at High Risk for Pregnancy Complications: Study

Teens With Diabetes at High Risk for Pregnancy Complications: Study

By Quinn Phillips
Published June 6, 2019

Compared with teenagers who didn’t have diabetes before becoming pregnant, those with diabetes faced added risks for developing pregnancy complications in a new study.

Victoza Effective in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes: Study

Victoza Effective in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes: Study

By Diane Fennell
Published April 29, 2019

The injectable diabetes medicine Victoza (liraglutide) is effective in children and adolescents ages 10-17 with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study…

Gestational Diabetes in Mothers Increases Diabetes Risk in Children

Gestational Diabetes in Mothers Increases Diabetes Risk in Children

By Diane Fennell
Published April 16, 2019

Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during their pregnancy are at increased risk of developing diabetes themselves, according to new research…

Gluten Restriction in Kids at High Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

Gluten Restriction in Kids at High Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

By Quinn Phillips
Published March 25, 2019

Except in the very youngest children, there was no relationship between gluten intake and any diabetes-related outcome…

Type 1 Diabetes May Not Hurt School Performance

Type 1 Diabetes May Not Hurt School Performance

By Quinn Phillips
Published February 21, 2019

A study from Denmark shows that simply having diabetes doesn’t hurt test scores in children, but having higher HbA1c does…

Helping Teens With Type 1 Diabetes Avoid Heart Trouble

Helping Teens With Type 1 Diabetes Avoid Heart Trouble

By Joseph Gustaitis
Published October 26, 2018

In a paper newly published in the journal Pediatric Diabetes, researchers have identified strategies that can help teens with Type 1 diabetes prevent future heart trouble…

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