With Father’s Day coming up we’re taking a look at Dads and Diabetes. Two T1D Dads: Alan Nolte and Mark Turner share their perspective on raising children with diabetes. Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Alan and Mark met when their daughters hit it off at diabetes camp last year. The girls became long-distance friends…
The Mure family won 50-thousand dollars in the Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC and gave it to JDRF. Stacey talks to Joe Mure who wasn’t sure he wanted to compete at all. He hung up twice on the producers! Joe’s son was diagnosed with type 1 at age 5 and we get the story…
It’s Stacey’s family’s 12 year diaversary. Benny was diagnosed the first week of December in 2006 just before he turned two. This week, Stacey takes a look back and gives an update on how they’re managing now. There are significant changes to share; Benny started an untethered routine about two months ago. Learn more about…
This bonus episode is about running, community and finding a way to make a difference. It’s a great way kick off Diabetes Awareness Month. Stacey worked with Tammy Lowry in her previous job at a radio station. In 2015? Tammy’s son Jackson was diagnosed with type 1, just a few weeks before they were both…
What happens when you have type 1 diabetes and you own an ice cream shop? Well, you hear a lot of dumb jokes, of course, but you also have a lot of fun. Guest Brandon Wallis also has a little girl with type 1, diagnosed at age 2, and he has some good advice for…
Diabetes is tough enough on a family. But when divorce is in the picture, managing T1D in two homes can be even more complicated. Sharon Kabbas Chrisman’s daughter was diagnosed at age 11, after she and her husband had been divorced for a few years. Sharon shares her experience, what she learned, mistakes she made and…
We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with a great story. Amy & Andrew Sturniolo met and fell in love at Diabetes Camp, and that’s also where they got engaged. This week, hear the story of those now-newlyweds and find out how Andrew got all of Camp Kudzu to help him propose. Watch the proposal video (Amy is stunned)!…
This week, a conversation about a medical mystery and a family’s search for answers. Nine-year-old Jack Smith was diagnosed with type 1 as a toddler, but in the last year he’s become allergic to insulin. His mother, Jaclyn, shares their story with Stacey. About 2% of people with type 1 diabetes have an insulin allergy,…
This week, Meri Schuhmacher-Jackson shares her unique story. Three of her four sons have type 1 diabetes. Several years ago her first husband died after a short & intense battle with cancer. Incredibly, Meri found love again. She’s remarried and she and her husband have nine children between them! Meri shares her story on her blog “Our…
Stacey’s son, Benny, was diagnosed with T1D the first weekend of December 2006. It was one month before he turned two. His big sister, Lea, had just turned 5. This week, Stacey, her husband, Slade, Lea, and Benny all share their stories about how their family’s life was changed and about how they’ve all managed…