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Access training and support materials that can prepare and educate school staff to provide needed care to students with diabetes.

Information is meant to help inform teachers about how to keep kids with diabetes safe at school.

Jenni, from Lincoln, Nebraska, lives with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and is committed to advocating for others. This is her story: At age 53 I decided it was time to get healthy. I started a walking regiment every day and changed my eating habits. I was a full-time teacher and my colleagues were runners. At age 53, I started running. I had done several 5k's and was losing weight. I went to the doctor for my physical and my blood sugar was very high. I had lost nearly 70 pounds, was in the best shape I had been in for many years and they diagnosed me with type 2 diabetes. I continued to work out and

Discover Amputation Prevention Alliance (APA) range of programs & resources to combat the diabetes-related amputation crisis.

Growing up with a type 1 diabetic dad, I had to learn young what to do in emergencies. My dad always planned on dying young from his disease. God had other plans for him. My dad never took care of himself. My dad used to be a construction worker, building houses, racing bmx bikes, and riding crotch rockets. He was my superhero dad. Diabetes slowly destroyed his body. Taking his eyesight, causing severe neuropathy from his knees down, to having congestive heart failure to needing dialysis 3 days a week. My dad suffered the last 2 months of his life, needing a permanent trach in his throat; it

Access health equity programs and other resources working to address health disparities for people with diabetes.

Download the most recent Annual Report from the American Diabetes Association and view reports from previous years.

Frequently asked questions for parents on 504 plan, Individualized Education Program (IEP), Diabetes Management Plan and more.

Navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic for students with diabetes. Access resources, legal rights, and support for a safe school environment.

Learn how to get involved today! Grassroots advocacy for the ADA helps improve the lives of those living with diabetes.