Community Connections – Atlanta brings education, conversation, and connection together for anyone touched by type 1 diabetes. Join speakers, community leaders, and families for a meaningful day of learning and support.

This Women’s History Month, we recognize the women who have shaped the future of type 1 diabetes through research, leadership, advocacy, and lived experience—while continuing to move the community forward every day.

As Touched by Type 1 steps into 2026, we’re launching a new year of Community Connections designed to bring people living with type 1 diabetes together at every stage of life. From Skate Night and Parents’ Night Out to Steps to a Cure and Golfing FORE Diabetes, this year’s calendar is built around one simple goal: helping people find their people.

Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes doesn’t mean giving up the Hispanic foods you love. From buñuelos and pastelitos to arroz con gandules and arepas, many traditional dishes can fit into your lifestyle with mindful carb counting. This blog explores why carbohydrate awareness matters, offers a quick reference guide to popular foods, and shows how families can honor tradition while managing blood sugar with confidence.

Without a doctors note on file, your child’s safety at risk. Touched By Type 1 breaks down the new law about cell phones in the classroom and they can support your student.

Without a doctors note on file, your child’s safety at risk. Touched By Type 1 breaks down the new law about cell phones in the classroom and they can support your student.

If you use a continuous glucose monitor, you might get compression lows from time to time. Learn more about what these lows are, how to manage them and ways to prevent them.