Category Archives: Diabetes

Glucagon raises the blood sugar when a person with type 1 diabetes is unable to swallow liquid or food. Glucagon, like insulin, must be injected with a syringe into the skin. It is a hormone that helps the liver release … Continue reading →

Kids do not outgrow diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the cells of the pancreas that produce insulin are destroyed. Once they’re destroyed, they will never make insulin again. Kids with type 1 diabetes will always need to take insulin (until … Continue reading →

Type 1 diabetes is no one’s fault. It can happen to anyone and it is not caused by anything they or their patents did or did not do. – #PBNFacts #ProjectBlueNovember the quote is from Project Blue November

Hypoglycaemia unawareness occurs when there are frequent episodes of low blood sugar. The body becomes used to the low blood sugar levels and no longer reacts in a normal way. This condition can be dangerous because the early behaviour signs … Continue reading →

In many parts of the world, a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in a child is a death sentence. Access to insulin and testing supplies is limited in some developing nations. Life for a Child is one organization that helps … Continue reading →