Glu : Finding Support for Teens
An article I wrote for glu was published today! I’m excited to see the project gaining traction, because I know the survey results can help show newly diagnosed teens all we can accomplish even with diabetes.
Teen Diabetes Guide
My name is Tommy Kelley and I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2009 at the age of 14. I created this site to help newly diagnosed teenagers get advice from other teens and young adults.
I got the new Accu-Chek Nano today. It takes a little bit less blood than the older Accu-Chek model I have and the screen lights up which is awesome. The only issue is that the actual case it comes in is the same size as the older version’s case, so the smaller size does not really end up doing much.
We'll build in sonnets
This is a great blog. The author is very funny and she has a good rundown of her recent experience adjusting to her new omnipod.
Harvard researchers discover hormone that causes cells lost in diabetes to multiply
Interesting article about promising research at Harvard. Still lots of work to do but this sounds encouraging.
MyGlu
Many of the teens who took the survey said MyGlu is a really helpful website. It’s an online community that focuses on the needs of people with T1D and research to help find a cure.
Each year my dad rides in the JDRF Ride to Cure and he usually does a video to help fundraise. Here’s his video from last year.
JDRF is a great organization and they organize 6 rides every year which raise a lot of money to help people with T1D. If you’re interested in riding you can learn more at the JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes website.
Teen Diabetes Survey -- Please Participate!
I am always looking for more teens who’ve been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes to take the survey I created. I’ll continue to analyze the responses and highlight interesting findings. It only takes a few minutes to fill out so please let me hear from you. Thanks!
Here are the results from the first 50 teens who responded.
Teen Diabetes Survey Results
Here’s a short brochure that highlights some of the key things we found in our survey of teens with diabetes.
I wasn’t surprised but I was happy to see that, like me, other teens found things got a lot easier once they got over the shock of the diagnosis.