Type 1 diabetes, formerly known as juvenile diabetes, is a form of diabetes caused by the immune system attacking the pancreas, making it unable to produce a hormone called insulin. If you have type 1 diabetes, while you were learning how to give yourself insulin and count carbohydrates, you were probably also told that you should wear a medical ID bracelet or necklace.

Wearing a medical ID bracelet for type 1 diabetes is important, because T1D can be unpredictable. You can do the same thing two days in a row and get wildly different results, as my friend Read More