TO Life

I was doing a search this morning about glucosamine and type 1 Diabetes and possible side effects, etc. Something really I should do whenever I decide to take a new supplement. I'm often shocked by how some supplements can affect T1 diabetes care.

Well, in doing my research, I stumbled onto a site called TO Life (Type 1 Life, www.t1life.com). It's a community, much life Facebook, for all types and ages of people with T1DM. It's quite a rarity to find a community or advocacy group for T1DM patients of all ages. Today's world is still quite behind in general knowledge about the differences between the two main types of diabetes and still often refers to T1DM as "Juvenille Diabetes," ignoring the thousands of us who are diagnosed well into adulthood.

In recent months, since my adult brother was diagnosed as well with T1DM, I've been searching for ways to advocate for patients such as us. I was thinking developing a community for T1DM adults may be in my future. I'm happy to say that one already exists.

It's not very active yet (only 49 members). But it's founder is passionate and I hope with some additional "spreading the word," more people like myself can find it.

If you are a person living with T1DM or if you know someone who is, pass it on...www.t1life.com/profile/HopeRed.

TO Life, indeed.