A special camp in the Maldives
The Maldives is known as a luxury holiday destination, it’s beautiful turquoise seas and blue skies provide a picture-perfect backdrop. Conversely, income […]
Advocacy Workshop Summary
In September 2022 Life for a Child held a diabetes advocacy workshop with a focus on changemakers in Latin America. Here is […]
The T1D Index
The T1D Index is a new data simulation tool designed to provide a picture of the human and public health impact of type 1 […]
Diabetes and human rights: your voice matters.
It’s Emma here…and I am Life for a Child’s Global Policy and Advocacy Manager. This week, Life for a Child had news […]
Saving young lives in Mali
Written by Todd Boudreaux. This article was originally published on beyondtype1.org. A huge increase in the number of children and youth living […]
COVID-19 Response in India
Life for a Child is currently supporting 50 young people with type 1 diabetes in Kota, a city in Rajasthan, India, cared […]
COVID-19 Response in Sri Lanka
Life for a Child supports 100 young people living with type 1 diabetes cared for by the Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka. […]
News from our Covid-19 Coalition
In response to the global impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic, Life for a Child united with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to […]
Landmark study: Cost-effectively improving care for young people living with diabetes in low-income countries.
An important Life for a Child / University of Pittsburgh study showing how low-income countries can reduce the rate of complications from […]
“It seemed like the sky has fallen down on us. We felt hopeless.”
Gahan is an 8-year-old boy from a small village in Bangladesh. He is a smart young man and hopes one day to […]
076 Rasika, age 24, India
My teacher, my mentor – Diabete I was 10 years old when I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, being in class […]
075 Neha, age 16, Pakistan
Fighting the Sweetness This is the written script of all the traumas faced by an ordinary yet unique girl when she mentions […]
073 Jayesh, age 22, India
INSIDE ME Deep in his eyes, Lost was a man so wise. The wet nurse of violence, Gave fire to his silence. […]
074 Usman, age 16, Pakistan
Me and My Diabetes Sugar has had negative effects on my life. This disease has swallowed up my many desires. Because of […]
072 Abdul M, age 21, Pakistan
Human Behavior It’s my pleasure to introduce myself. My name is Abdul Moiz Kandorawala. I am 20 years old. I’m a BBA […]
071 Manahil, age 11, Pakistan
Diabetes Story… Living with diabetes can be a challenging burden but it can be helpful to share your frustrations and successes and […]
070 Toyyaba, age 11, Pakistan
My Life With Diabetes… I wish to live like others, But it’s not possible because My life with diabetes. I wish to […]
069 Prasadi, age , Sri Lanka
My life with diabetes… The word might be simple. It’s just a disease And it’s harmless you may say Or may be […]
068 Kalani, age 17, Sri Lanka
MY LIFE WITH DIABETES In the amidst of a whole world I am a little soul who lives in a world of […]
067 Adeel, age 13, Pakistan
Encouraging The Diabetic Childs I am suffering from diabetes type 1. I really enjoy my life with my brothers and sister and […]
066 Jayoda, age 16, Sri Lanka
Diabetes And My Life Life is precious to all of us. None of us want to lose it. And I have given […]
065 Barira, 18, Pakistan
My Life With Diabetes I was 13 years old when I have cause a bad disease Diabetes and now I am 17 […]
064 Ayesha, age 18, Pakistan
Life and Ambition Life is full of difficulties and hardworking. Everybody in this world work hard to achieve their goals and targets. […]
063 Benazir, age 16, Tajikistan
My diabetes life I am a 10th grade student of a secondary school in the 59th district of Rudaki of the Republic […]
062 Karen, age 10, Liberia
I attend the Light International School System in Liberia, and I am currently in sixth grade. My ambition is to be a […]
061 Wellington, age 22, Liberia
It was one Monday evening which was February 4, in the year 2019; I encountered a fever that make me feel very […]
060 Francis, age 25, Democratic Republic of the Congo
MY TESTIMONY Hello everyone, I am a young diabetic, member of ADIC, from DRC, North Kivu Province, City of Goma and I […]
059 Fleming, age 22, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Living with a hereditary metabolic disease due to hormonal imbalance requires knowledge about it, its acceptance, but also knowing how to prevent […]
058 Barbara, age 19, Democratic Republic of the Congo
MY LIFE WITH DIABETES At first it’s not easy to live with diabetes, but as life goes on, it becomes a habit. […]
057 Zarbibi, age 18, Pakistan
The Effect of Diabetes on Me Because of diabetes I have damage to my eyes. Both eyes have cataracts. My bones are […]
056 Sumera Q, age 20, Pakistan
This is my poem, my story. Listen to my story. It was too bad when I learned about this disease. All gifts […]
055 Sumera I, age 11, Pakistan
I want to share with you some moments of my life. My name is Sumera and my father’s name is Ibrar Shah […]
054 Samiulhaq, age 21, Pakistan
When I was sixteen I used to go to school every day. When I slept at night I began to have lots […]
053 Netmi, age 16, Sri Lanka
My life with Diabetes It is easy to buy in market We all want to drink and eat it My tongue wants […]
052 Hira, age 14, Pakistan
My Story of Diabetes My name is Hira Noor. I am in eighth grade and I suffer from diabetes. My older sister […]
051 Amjid, age 25, Pakistan
My name is Amjid Ali. I am from a poor family. I am a diabetic. I am deaf and cannot speak. I […]
050 Aiman, age 17, Pakistan
Diabetes My Life With me lives a problem In my veins lives a problem Every moment that has been I have had […]
049 Abdul S, age 16, Pakistan
My name is Abdul Samad. I am a diabetic patient. When I was 9 years old this disease began. I go to […]
048 Abdul B, age 17, Pakistan
This happened in January 2017. I was a student in 8th class. Life was very easy. It was snowy weather and one […]
047 Hamza, age 19, Pakistan
1. A healthy person can eat anything he likes. A healthy person can play every game. When he gets a cut or […]
046 Priscilla, age 11, Ghana
My Life With Diabetes My name is Osaa Adu Priscilla. I was born on 13th September, 2008 at Mampong-Ashanti. I come from […]
045 Christian, age 19, Ghana
My Life With Diabetes Owusu Christian is my name. I was born on the 17th June 2000 in Mampong – Ashanti. I […]
044 Martha, age 13, Ghana
The Unexpected That Thought Me Well Acheampong Kwartemaa Martha is my name. I am a thirteen year old girl and I am […]
043 Lawrencia, age 16, Ghana
Hello, my name is Timah Lawrencia. I am sixteen years of age. I was born on 28th of April 2003. I have […]
042 Jeff, age 17, Ghana
My life with Diabetes Mellitus Growing up as a teenager, I have encountered so many situations on numerous occasions in life. Higher […]
041 Emmanuella, age 22, Ghana
My life with my friends “Diabetes” I was 14 years old when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I started passing […]
040 Bridget, age 14, Ghana
It started when I was 11 years old. It started with malaria. On the 27th of February 2019, I was not feeling […]
039 Akua, age 18, Ghana
My Diabetic Condition On 5th October, 2018, I was diagnosed as diabetic. On hearing this I wasn’t surprised because some of my […]
038 Faiza, age 24, Ghana
I was diagnosed as a diabetic on 15th June, 2007 at nearby hospital called “Dr. Osie Memorial Hospital” by a doctor called […]
037 Ramziya, age 17, Ghana
My Life Story In Diabetes I was diagnosed as a diabetic on 6th May, 2014. Infact I wasn’t in shock because I […]
036 Shaimawu, age 13, Ghana
My Life History in Diabetes One early morning, I waked up feeling very feverish, weak, tired and so on. So my mom […]
035 Yanira, age 11, Bolivia
MY LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER I was born in Cochabamba. My mom was always a single mother, and we lived in a […]
034 Susana, age 16, Bolivia
Diabetes is something I never thought I would have. It was like falling into a black hole. Without being able to understand, […]
033 Sebastian, age 16, Bolivia
My Experience My experience with diabetes at the beginning was very unpleasant due to the fact that it was not common, and […]
032 Santigo, age 23, Ecuador
My life with diabetes. My life with diabetes began in a somewhat uncertain way. Many doubts emerged within me and the answers […]
031 Rosned, age 25, Bolivia
A SHORT STORY ABOUT MY LIFE My name is Rosned Viviana Serrano Pinto. I am 25 years old, and I was diagnosed […]
030 Rodrigo, age 17, Bolivia
Rodrigo Rico de Ugarte was born on August 7, 2002. He weighed 6.5 pounds, and he measured 19 inches. With an Apgar […]
029 Rebeca, age 13, Bolivia
Once upon a time, there was a girl, her name was Sarita, she had a normal life, and she was very obedient […]
028 Patricia, age 16-25, Bolivia
The day that changed my life My life changed 4 years ago, and today I can say that I have the strength […]
027 Paola, age 12, Bolivia
A sweet life My name is Paola Yesica. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus on November 30, 2018. It has […]
026 Pablo, age 20, Guatemala
February 5 It is a day without meaning where the memories are taken away by a cloudy dawn. Everything is forgotten except […]
025 Nickolas, age 13, Guatemala
Oh life, that God has given me, at the age of 6 you have transformed me into a sweet warrior, who fights […]
024 Mileni, age 24, Bolivia
My name is Mileni Ariana Baptista Paredes, and I am 24 years old. I am Bolivian, I was born in the capital […]
023 Miguel, age 25, Bolivia
My story with diabetes began when I was 5 years old. I asked myself how many people say to our Lord, “why […]
022 Maria, age 18, Bolivia
And it goes like this… A new day for me, it is like a new beginning. It hurts, and it hurts a […]
021 Marcus, age 11-15, Bolivia
THE STORY OF A CHILD WITH DIABETES A long, long time ago there was a boy named Tayron, a boy who got […]
020 Lia, age 19, Bolivia
Once upon a time, there was a girl named Dulce. Since she was little, this girl was thin and she grew up […]
019 Leandro, age 8, Bolivia
One day I got very sick, everyone looked at me intensely with sadness, no one knew what was wrong with me until […]
018 Kimberly, age 24, Bolivia
WHAT I FEEL Sometimes I have fought in my heart due to despair that afflicts my soul I have thought of stopping, […]
017 Ketklin, age 21, Bolivia
Life is completely normal, until one day out of nowhere you start feeling how heavy it is, either due to stress, school, […]
016 Job, age 22, Mexico
My soul mate – Diabetes – Hello, how are you, my great little life companion? Today I want to talk about you, […]
015 Jessica, age 16, Bolivia
GET WELL SOON “Get well soon” were the words they said to me that day. Although I knew that this disease would […]
014 Jaedel, age 11-15, Bolivia
Life with Diabetes Diabetes Proposal to improve the quality of life of people with diabetes depending on what Type, 1 or 2. […]
013 Gustavo, age 23, Bolivia
Adapting to Diabetes Diagnosed at the age of ten with a big question, what is diabetes? For me it was just a […]
012 Gerdon, age 12, Guatemala
What is diabetes? Situation where blood glucose levels are increased. The glucose that builds up in the blood is called glycemia. It […]
011 Franco, age 13, Bolivia
Footprints of destiny Life penetrates gently through the small holes of my existence caressing each strand of my being, pushed by the […]
010 Fabiana, age 10, Bolivia
Me with diabetes Hello, my name is Fabiana Karla Aguirre Castro. I was born on June 6, 2009. I have had diabetes […]
009 Cristian, age 18, Bolivia
People with diabetes have the power to manage their blood sugar level in their hands, but people in third world countries cannot […]
008 Cintya, age 20, Mexico
“Not only insulin saves the life of a person with T1D” Try to show that no matter what age you were at […]
007 Christian, age 24, Ecuador
MY LIFE WITH DIABETES It is my reality: patience and perseverance; understanding the past, moving through the present and deciphering the future; […]
006 Cesar Lorenzo, age 14, Guatemala
My life with diabetes Type 1 diabetes in childhood: Its evolution and management in the family and at school. I was diagnosed […]
005 Camila, age 16, Bolivia
Overcoming This is a story that talks about a girl who was only 12 years old, close to turning 13 whose life […]
004 Angel, age 10, Guatemala
The story of my life My life has been very hard since I was diagnosed with diabetes because I became a child […]
003 Andres, age 23, Bolivia
The day it was discovered that Andrés had diabetes, it started as a common cold. Despite giving him antipyretics and antibiotics, the […]
002 Amanda, age 19, Bolivia
I am Amanda Laura Castelu, an only child, and I live in the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. I was 13 years old […]
001 Abigail, age 19, Bolivia
HER You came to me… Without warning, always silent. I did not know how to feel with your presence… Sad? Worried? The […]
Colin’s type 1 journey – compassion across continents
Colin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes back in 1967, at the age of 19. The tools of diabetes management weren’t what […]
Universal health coverage and type 1 diabetes
We are living in a time where governments are prioritizing policies that ensure their citizens have access to affordable health care. Indeed, […]
Improving outcomes for young people living with type 1 diabetes in Mexico
Life for a Child is providing quality care for children and adolescents with diabetes from lower-income families in Mexico. Sustainable progress has […]
Anabel has three children living with type 1
Not only does 24-year old mum Anabel live with type 1 diabetes, but so do all three of her young children. Hear […]
Diabetes in humanitarian crises: The Boston Declaration
Life for a Child General Manager Dr. Graham Ogle and Health Systems Specialist Emma Klatman joined the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative in Boston […]
Type 1 diabetes care in Bolivia
Dr. Duarte has been practicing medicine for over 30 years, specializing in endocrinology for the majority of that time. Encouraged by her […]
Family voices in Uzbekistan
“I don’t like it, it’s hard work” said 12 year old Akbar. Summed up in an honest and simple way, this is […]
Dr. Graham Ogle receives the Sir Kempson Maddox Award
Dr. Graham Ogle, one of the founding members and current General Manager of Life for a Child was presented with the Sir […]
Drs. Fran and Neal Kaufman – Diabetes in Ethiopia
We arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at 5 in the morning after flying 19 hours and stopping in Dublin on Air Ethiopia […]
”It’s a long road but there’s a lot to give thanks for.”
Life for a Child supports over 200 young people living with type 1 diabetes across Jamaica. One of those young people is […]
Claude’s Story – A young man’s struggle with type 1 in Rwanda
Many of the children supported by Life for a Child face a number of challenges in addition to the management of their […]
Liberia – Tackling Type One
”If it wasn’t for Life for a Child the story of Type 1 Diabetes in Liberia would only be expressed as mortality […]
Health System Reform
Life for a Child (LFAC) has commenced new work towards sustainability in diabetes care. For LFAC, two key pillars of sustainability include […]
View from The States
James Ron, one of Life for a Child’s great advocates recently wrote about his son’s diagnosis and why he supports the program: […]
”We didn’t know how we would be able to afford supplies”
I live in Chimaltenango in Guatemala and I am 16 years old.Eight years ago I started to lose weight, I was very […]
Spare a Rose 2017
Thank You to the Diabetes Online Community! Over $22,000 was raised by Spare a Rose during 2017, enabling Life for a Child […]
Angie visits young people living with type 1 in Sri Lanka
It was a sticky, humid day in Colombo, Sri Lanka when I met Kassun. I was visiting the Sri Lankan Diabetes Association […]
Update from Yasir in Karachi
At age four, Yasir was rushed to hospital in Karachi, Pakistan where doctors realized he was in Diabetic Ketoacidosis. He was diagnosed […]
Estephany’s Story
”I thought that I may have been refused as I have type 1 diabetes..” Estephany is a young girl supported by the […]
DKA Awareness Campaign
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) occurs when there is profound insulin deficiency. It frequently occurs at diagnosis, and also in children and young people […]
Type 1 in The Galapagos
Our colleague, Aracely Basurto, from FUVIDA diabetes center in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was contacted via Facebook by a young girl called Darlenis, seeking […]
Aditi, Divit and Faiyaz – India
The diagnosis of a child with diabetes can be scary and overwhelming for families anywhere in the world. Imagine having three children […]
Camping with Life for a Child
Conducting a camp or activity day can be very daunting for diabetes centers in less-resourced countries so we encourage all the centers […]
Keeping insulin cool
Imagine not having a refrigerator to store insulin! In some countries, evaporative cooling using clay pots are an alternative to a refrigerator. […]
Yasir’s Story
At age four, Yasir was rushed to hospital in Karachi, Pakistan where doctors realized he was in Diabetic Ketoacidosis. He was diagnosed […]
Ecuador camp
What a group! At the recent Fundacion Diabetes Juvenil Ecuador annual camp, young people of all ages living with diabetes came together […]