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November is Diabetes Consciousness Month. To become involved and assist unfold consciousness, we wished to study extra about Sort 1 diabetes, its indicators and signs, how widespread it’s, and what we are able to do to assist. I discovered lots throughout this episode, and one factor that stood out to me was that Sort 1 diabetes is most frequently identified in youngsters, teenagers, and younger adults, however it could possibly develop at any age. I had no concept! Anastasia actually broke every little thing down for us, together with what dad and mom actually need to learn about Sort 1 diabetes and what to search for so we are able to look out for our youngsters and one another.
Who’s Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill?
Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill, Ph.D., ARNP, CDCES transitioned to a profession in diabetes care, training, and analysis in 2008, and since that point has dedicated her skilled life to bettering the lives of individuals with diabetes. She at present serves as director, group screening and medical trials training at Breakthrough T1D and is the founder and board chair of a Florida-based diabetes training non-profit, Diabetes Toolkit. Anastasia previously served as director of diabetes training and clinic operations within the Division of Pediatrics on the College of Florida, the place she maintained an energetic analysis portfolio and medical observe. Previous to working in diabetes care, Anastasia was the highest-ranking government for Southwest Airways in southern California, the place she oversaw the corporate’s native advertising and marketing, public affairs, and group and media relations. She plans to retire as quickly as a remedy for Sort 1 diabetes is found, however not a second earlier.
What Did We Focus on?
On this episode, we chat with Anastasia all about Sort 1 diabetes and what dad and mom must know — from signs to diagnoses and past. Listed below are a number of of the questions that we lined in our dialog:
- What precisely is Sort 1 diabetes (T1D)?
- Please inform us how your youngster’s T1D prognosis modified your profession and life.
- How has it influenced your method to parenthood?
- What are some widespread misconceptions about T1D that you simply want extra folks understood?
- What are the signs of T1D that individuals must know?
- How would I do know if my youngster may need it?
- What are the advantages of early detection — particularly for teenagers? How can folks get screened?
- How essential is the help of household and associates in managing T1D?
- If a mother or father has T1D, what are the probabilities of their youngsters additionally having it?
- Can it have an effect on your being pregnant?
- What remedy choices are there for T1D?
- What sources do you suggest for folks eager to study extra about Sort 1 diabetes?
- How can folks become involved to find a remedy?
In case you are a mother or father or a soon-to-be mother or father, I extremely encourage you to hearken to this episode. I discovered that 80-90% of people that develop Sort 1 diabetes haven’t any household reference to the situation, so it could possibly occur to anybody, even when it doesn’t run in your loved ones.1 That is useful data for us all to know and concentrate on as we develop and lift our infants. You’ll want to unfold the message!
Anastasia’s Sources
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