Download a printable version of this blog post. At WakeMed Pediatric Endocrinology, we have been hard at work implementing research to help find a cure for Type 1 Diabetes. What is Endocrinology? Endocrinology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on treating problems related to hormones and their actions in the body. Since children […]
Download a printable version of this blog post. Three weeks after Jacob turned 3 years old, we started to notice that he wasn’t behaving like himself. He was whinier than normal and cried at a moment’s notice, where normally he was content and easy going. Jacob also started to drink water incessantly. He’d go through two […]
Click here for a printable version of this blog post. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system (which normally fights infection) attacks the cells in the pancreas that make the hormone insulin. We don’t completely understand what causes Type 1 diabetes, but we know that certain genes make someone more likely […]
Join WakeMed Children’s at Marbles Kids Museum for Children’s Diabetes Education Day, taking place March 17 at Marbles Kids Museum from 9 am to 1 pm! Being diagnosed with diabetes can be scary. Whether it’s Type 1 or Type 2, it can mean big changes. We’re here to help you through and demonstrate how you can not […]
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