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T1D Parenting Study Messages Received by Group Michigan State University Bree E. Holtz (bholtz@msu.edu) & Katie Mitchell (kmitch@msu.edu) Click Here to Download the Parenting Messages Group 1: Messages were related to general parenting and received through Facebook Try dwelling on … Continue reading →

What is this study about? The goal of this research study is to explore the effect of parenting messages and social support for parents of children with type 1 diabetes. A team of researchers at Michigan State University is conducting … Continue reading →

Through our research, we have heard from many families who talk about the stigma around type 1 diabetes (T1D). Both parents and kids have stories about friends and relatives who do not understand the differences between type 1 and type … Continue reading →

By: Bree Holtz, PhD, Department of Advertising & Public Relations, Michigan State University The last book I read this summer was Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline, and video games played an essential role throughout the story. Games are engaging, … Continue reading →

With the resurgence of pop culture superheroes in the last several years, the launch of the MyT1DHero mobile app is a timely one. MyT1DHero couples the attraction of superheroes with the struggle against the very real foe of type 1 … Continue reading →

This past weekend, the MyT1DHero team attended the 2018 JDRF TypeOneNation Summit Teen Central in Belleville, Michigan. Teens at the summit helped MSU researchers develop stories for the MyT1DHero app upgrade. The teens’ ideas were extremely creative and very cool. … Continue reading →

By Bree Holtz, Assistant Professor, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Michigan State University “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” – Robert H. Shuller See Problem Solving Worksheet Problem solving is something that we do everyday. However, it … Continue reading →

By: Bobby Taylor, Television Production Technician, WKAR-TV I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 9 years old and it was one of the hardest things for my parents and family members to wrap their heads around. My … Continue reading →

By: Katie Murray, Michigan State University Caring for a child with type 1 diabetes is extremely demanding. Parents faced with this complex caregiving role often report feelings of depression, loneliness, isolation, guilt, loss of control, anxiety and increased marital strain. … Continue reading →

My name is Ally, and I have type 1 diabetes. When my mom told me she had signed me up for a week long diabetes camp, I was not happy. Seven days with people I didn’t know, in an unfamiliar … Continue reading →