JDRF Blogs

Blogs posted by people and families affected by diabetes along with JDRF staff.

Added/Updated:  04/10/2016

Growing up with T1 blog - carb…

A blog by Lewis, a youngster who has been living with type 1 diabetes since the age of 4. This post is about carb counting.

Added/Updated:  29/09/2016

Diabetes Geek - open letter to a…

'Diabetes for the brutally honest' the personal blog of a young woman T1 in the UK. This post is an open letter to any young…

Added/Updated:  29/09/2016

Teenagers, Trials and Tenacity -…

Blog post about raising a T1 (and Coeliac) child growing into a T1 teen.

Added/Updated:  26/09/2016

Travelling with T1 - The…

Blog from Lydia about her adventures backpacking around Europe - with hints and tips to survive!

Added/Updated:  26/09/2016

mySugr Skiing Blog

mySugr interview about survival on the ski slopes, and how to deal with some of the issues around exercise and being in a cold…

Added/Updated:  20/09/2016

Data sharing and CGM in the Cloud

Kerri Sparling (respected US blogger who writes 'Six until me') & Dr Bill Polonsky discuss data sharing and set up some…

Added/Updated:  20/09/2016

Diabetic Shambles on drugs!

A guest blog on the rarely discussed consequences of taking recreational drugs with T1 diabetes.

Added/Updated:  20/09/2016

Diabetogenic blog

Renza blogs about her life with T1 - this post discusses the burden of living with T1 and what she wishes had been different…

Added/Updated:  17/09/2016

Diabettech on low carb diet – pros…

Tim tries a 3 week low carb diet and reviews the results.

Added/Updated:  17/09/2016

I run on insulin blog

Blog by Alexis about living with diabetes, new technology and now a new baby too

Added/Updated:  14/09/2016

Diabetes Times

A collection of diabetes stories and research, collated by Leicester Diabetes Centre.

Added/Updated:  08/09/2016

UCLH children’s department blog

Blogs from healthcare professionals, parents and children at UCLH diabetes dept.

Added/Updated:  08/09/2016

Diabetic shambles - blogs for YP -…

Humorous blog talking about living with type 1 diabetes as a young person. This page discusses the issue of taking time off work…

Added/Updated:  07/09/2016

Parenting Diabetes on Pinterest

Pinterest boards from parentingdiabetes.com with tips for Type 1 Diabetes and raising children with type 1 diabetes

Added/Updated:  04/09/2016

Diabetic Traveler - Traveling With…

US blog about travelling with T1 whilst using a pump and other related things.

Added/Updated:  10/08/2016

Texting my pancreas

Kim Vlasnik is a US blogger and diabetes advocate. She began writing Texting My Pancreas in the summer of 2010 and it's where…

Added/Updated:  07/07/2016