Diabetes
According to the CDC:
Diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy.
Your body breaks down most of the food you eat into sugar (glucose) and releases it into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin acts like a key to let the blood sugar into your body’s cells for use as energy.
With diabetes, your body doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it as well as it should. When there isn’t enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in your bloodstream. Over time, that can cause serious health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease.
Videos focused on the psychological and emotional parts of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D):
Distress & Burnout
good for diabetes
Videos focused on the medical management of T1D:
Downloadable Resources
Diabetes Care and Action Plan for Individuals
Guidelines for Care of Students with Diabetes (DoH and OSPI)
Managing Emotional Challenges of Living with Type 1 Diabetes
When to Call Your Diabetes Team (Spanish) (Somali) (Vietnamese)
Your Insulin Pump (also in Spanish)
Articles
3 Ways To Help Manage Your Child’s Type 1 Diabetes
Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating in Type 1 Diabetes
Giving an Insulin Injection Using a Pen
Help for Families Newly Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
The Mental Health Comorbidities of Diabetes
Websites
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
Seattle Children’s Hospital Endocrinology and Diabetes Patient and Family Resources
The Diabetes Link: Where Young Adults Thrive
Washington State Resources
Camp Leo for Children with Diabetes
Diabetes Association of Pierce County
Evergreen Health Diabetes Education & Nutrition
Providence Diabetes and Nutrition Education
Samaritan Healthcare Diabetes Education & Nutritional Counseling
Seattle Children’s Endocrinology and Diabetes Classes and Workshops
Swedish Diabetes Education and Nutrition
UW Medicine Diabetes Institute
These resources were created through a collaborative effort with the Type 1 Diabetes Workgroup; special thank you to Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) for initiating this workgroup and to the Fostering Well-Being program for providing PAVE with your Type 1 Diabetes resource guide.