Resources

There are some great resources on the web for the Type 1 Diabetes community. We've included some of our favorites below. If you have suggestions for resources to add to this page, please fill out the form and let us know.

Blogs we like

These are some of the places we keep visiting. If you know of others that we should add, fill out the form above.

Resources

There are some great resources on the web for the Type 1 Diabetes community. We've included some of our favorites below. If you have suggestions for resources to add to this page, please fill out the form and let us know.

organizations you should visit

These are some of the organizations doing amazing work for people with Type 1 Diabetes. If you know of others that we should add, fill out the form above.

  • Beyond Type 1-A great website with amazing resources on Type 1 life and care and digital opportunities to connect with other T1Ds
  • Autoimmune Advocacy Alliance - Organization working on awareness, advocacy and research for the autoimmune disease community.
  • JDRF - Nation’s largest charitable supporter of Type 1 Diabetes research.
  • American Diabetes Association - Nation’s oldest diabetes organization, funding research, programs and advocacy.
  • Benaroya Research Institute - Nonprofit center housed at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle that focuses on autoimmune disorders.
  • Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute - Private nonprofit biomedical and clinical research institute in Seattle.
  • POKED (Parents of Kids Experiencing Diabetes) - A great Facebook group for parents of children with T1D.
  • Children with Diabetes - Hosts Friends for Life conferences to provide education and support for children with diabetes and their families.
  • Diabetes Scholars Program - Know a Type 1 student heading off to college? Visit this organization to learn about scholarship opportunities.
  • College Diabetes Network - The CDN’s mission is to empower and improve the lives of college students living with Type 1 diabetes through peer support and access to information and resources, with chapters at colleges and universities all over the nation.
  • Team Type 1 - Having diabetes doesn’t stop this group of high performance athletes, it fuels them.
  • Sports and Diabetes Group NW - Northwest group helping athletes with Type 1 Diabetes learn training and performance strategies.
  • Diabetes TrialNet - International network of researchers from more than 200 medical centers dedicated to studying the detection, prevention and treatment of diabetes.
  • Diabetes Education and Camping Association (DECA) - You can find camps for campers with Type 1 Diabetes organized by state.
  • Rock Against Diabetes - Northwest-based group that promotes music events to raise diabetes awareness and money for diabetes research.
  • Diabetes Advocates - a project of the Diabetes Hands Foundation. They lobby, hold conferences, and keep people informed about issues affecting the diabetes community and how people can weigh in.
  • We Are Diabetes - Many T1Ds suffer from an eating disorder. We Are Diabetes is one of the only resources to people in the USA to help.

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Other Materials

Halloween can be a tricky time of the year for our T1 ghouls and goblins. ConnecT1D has prepared a list of common Halloween candy with their carb counts and gluten-free status in the file attached below. Please download it and use it to make your Halloween just a little less scary.

Did you know that by shopping at Amazon.com, Bartell Drugs or Fred Meyer, you can support ConnecT1D? The flyer below has all the details!

Did you know that by shopping at Amazon.com, Bartell Drugs or Fred Meyer, you can support ConnecT1D? The flyer below has all the details!

If you know of other consumer rewards programs that could benefit ConnecT1D, please let us know!

Fred Meyer

Link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to ConnecT1D, then every time you shop with your Rewards Card you are helping ConnecT1D earn a donation. Go to www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards, click on the purple Link your Rewards Card Now button, log into your account, search for “ConnecT1D” or our organization number, 82920, and choose us to be your designated nonprofit.

Then, every time you shop with your Rewards Card you are helping us earn a donation from Fred Meyer to support our programs. You still get Rewards Points, Fuel Points and Rebates when participating in this program, so why not? It takes just a few minutes with a computer and an internet connection to start making a difference in the community.

Amazon.com

AmazonSmile is a website run by Amazon that lets you enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices and convenient shopping features (like wish lists) as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to ConnecT1D when you choose us as your designated charitable organization.

AmazonSmile has the same wide selection of products, low prices and convenient shopping features as Amazon.com, including Amazon Prime member benefits. Log onto your Amazon account at smile.amazon.com today, choose ConnecT1D as your charity and shop with the knowledge that the money you spend is going that much farther.

bartell drugs

By simply shopping at one of Bartell Drugs’ 58 stores with your 'B' Caring Card, up to 4% of your purchase amount will be contributed to ConnecT1D. Go to any Bartell Drugs and ask an employee for an application, write in “ConnecT1D” at the bottom of the back of the form and turn it into the cashier to get your card.

Once registered, have the cashier swipe your 'B' Caring Card at checkout prior to paying or type in your 10 digit phone number and a percentage of your total bill will be allocated to ConnecT1D, with no cost to you. For more info or to sign up, ask any Bartell Drugs employee.