Action-focused research in Yemen
Published information on the T1D population in Yemen has been limited and inadequately detailed—until now. To better understand the high incidence of […]
Love in Sri Lanka
Life for a Child’s Emma Klatman discovers the profound role that love plays in anchoring the lives of young people living with diabetes in Sri Lanka.
An achievement for global access to self-monitoring, but what comes next?
Life for a Child’s reflections on a milestone achievement for global access to blood glucose meters and test strips have been published […]
A remarkable increase in survival
Data on T1D is often scarce in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2013 there were only 22 known children and young adults with T1D […]
Lived experience is indispensable in health decision-making
More and more, Civil society and global health organizations are actively working to elevate the voices of diabetes lived experience communities in […]
Life for a Child statement on Gaza
Life for a Child has provided supplies and support to young people in Gaza since 2020. According to distressing updates from our […]
A win for advocacy on insulin thermostability
A groundbreaking Cochrane Review has been published, shedding light on the topic of insulin thermostability. The review compiled published data and also […]
The Changemaker Projects
Emma Klatman, our Global Advocacy and Policy Manager, shares her reflections on the Changemaker Projects and how Life for a Child is […]
New research: Insulin stability outside refrigeration
Emma Klatman, our Global Advocacy and Policy Manager, shares her reflections on a new study by Life for a Child and partners: […]
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
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 […]
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 […]