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You Are Not Alone
News and stories from the Help a Diabetic Child community.
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You Are Not Alone
We are All in This Together Hello, my name is Oliver Shane, and I’m a type one diabetic; odds are, if you’re reading this, you
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Allison type 1 diabetic
“Hello there, my name is Allison, I am the owner and lead designer of a local flower shop, Flora & Fauna, and I am a
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My Shadowing Experience at University of Florida Health alongside Dr. Haller and Dr. Bernier
My shadowing experience alongside Dr. Haller, the Chief Endocrinologist at the University of Florida Health and HADC
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Insulin: Ten times more expensive in U.S.
How a local foundation is fighting rising insulin prices. Tami Balavage knew the very day her 16-year-old was diagnosed with diabetes that her family’s finances
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Chad’s Story
Chad’s Story I make no exaggeration when I say this but Help A Diabetic Child (HADC) saved my life when I was in high school.
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A note from Michael Balavage
A note from Michael It’s been a long journey, but I am still in awe at how far HADC has come over its 10 plus
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365 miles for 365 vials
When the symptoms were too great to ignore. My journey started in January of 2022. I had routine blood work done because I wasn’t feeling
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Adventure & Travel with T1D
A young diagnosis. I was eleven and living in Singapore when I was diagnosed with T1D. It was July and we were in the states
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A firefighter’s story of T1D
A firefighter’s fight. In April 2009, my diabetes story began. I was 26 years old and only three years into my career as a firefighter/paramedic.
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I Could Fly by Author Jane Parker
I Could Fly I Could Fly is about the magical adventures of a little girl, Jane Parker and the wonderful world of imagination. All proceeds
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An Anonymous Letter to HADC
I didn’t know… I remember my first date with my husband. I didn’t know then how much he would mean to me, how he would
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From the T1D community: Ryan Price
Hear Ryan Price’s T1D story At the age of 5, I had to take on a diagnosis that would change my life forever; 24/7, 365