Thatcher Heldring, freelance writer and author focused on Type 1 Diabetes

Thatcher Heldring is a freelance writer and author focused on type 1 diabetes, environmental education, and other issues related to children and health. He has partnered with clients working on literacy, sustainable communities, youth leadership development, and health policy. He is also the author of four sports novels for young readers and the father of an 11-year-old T1 and a 14-year-old T3. You can reach Thatcher through his website at www.spitballinc.com.

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Back to School with Type 1 Diabetes

Entering middle school is nerve wracking for anyone, but especially for kids with autoimmune diseases like T1D.
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Type 1 Diabetes Valentines

In the spirit of the season, we’d like to hand out a few valentines to the rock stars who make the days just a bit easier for kids with T1D.
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T1D and COVID-19: Coping with the Unknown

The father of a child with type 1 diabetes breaks down why COVID-19 feels so familiar.
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Parenting a Child With T1D: This Might Sound Familiar

When you strip it all down, caring for a child with type 1 diabetes is not all that exotic. Here are three examples.
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Growing From the Disease He’ll Never Outgrow

The Wedgwood Elementary School's Diabetes Kids are part of a small but mighty community built on care, comfort and normalcy.
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Move Over - Diabetes is Here

For siblings, the changes that come when a sister or brother is diagnosed with T1D hit like an earthquake, sudden and seismic.
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Two Brothers with Type 1 Diabetes

What T1D Can Teach Us: A Sibling’s Perspective

“I was about six years old when my life changed completely. That was the day I found out Peter had type 1 diabetes.” A sibling’s outlook on his brother’s experience with diabetes.
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But when an Autoimmune disease impacts every aspects of life, every person in your life matters

Unsung Heroes in the Battle Against Type 1 Diabetes

To the ordinary people in our lives, this one’s for you.
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How we Roll with type 1 diabetes

How we Roll with type 1 diabetes

Life is a constant learning experience. We try something new. We get the results the universe gives us. And we adapt. It’s the field experiment that never ends. 
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Diabetes for Life. But King for a Day.

Diabetes for Life. But King for a Day.

One magic Sunday back in August, Peter got a can of spinach from the Seattle Sounders.

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