Category Archives: Life with Diabetes

A guest post by Noor Al Ramahi Motherhood is a sweet journey filled with ups and downs. Being the mother of a child with T1D can be even sweeter (sometimes too sweet for the liking), filled with “highs” and “lows,” … Continue reading →

Thanks to the kindness of Tonya Fifield-Carter, the Synopsys Community Champion for 2012, Carb DM received a $1500 donation from Synopsys, Inc. We recently caught up with Tonya and had a chance to find out more about this generous, and … Continue reading →

Tomorrow Tia will complete her “first term” as a diabetic. Four years of high pressure, constant decision making on matters of life and death, extreme attention to detail, non-stop accountability, life in the public eye, intense scrutiny, sleepless nights, and … Continue reading →

When people hear me talk about how complicated it is to manage diabetes, they often try to console me by saying that soon Tia will be old enough to handle it herself… Some consolation. (You can read my blog “Isn’t … Continue reading →

When I first embarked on this journey to provide ongoing education for parents of children with type 1 diabetes, I asked a diabetes educator what are some of the issues parents struggled with most. He replied that what he and … Continue reading →

Do You Know ONE? On November 10 and 11, Carb DM will mark National Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day with two Bay Area screenings of DxONE (diagnosis: type 1 diabetes). DxONE is an 18 minute film written and directed … Continue reading →

I have a good friend who has a 14 year old son with type 1 diabetes. He’s had it since he was six. She still helps him manage his diabetes. She’ll help with carb counting, she asks him about his … Continue reading →

Do you know how Carb DM started? Have you ever wondered what the name means? How many programs to we have? Watch this video to get the story of Carb DM and learn more about the work we do.

Carb DM is proud to be featured in the Palo Alto Weekly’s August 3 edition. Do you support our cause? Do you share our vision to establish our own Type 1 Community Resource Center? If you do, join us as … Continue reading →

We are honored to be included in DiabetesMine Amazing Advocates. Read the story of Carb DM and share with your friends. No one should have to live with and manage diabetes on their own!