diabetes

Community Stories

Meet Penny: A Goldendoodle Helping Her Teen Manage T1D

Penny is more than a cute pet - she's a critical tool in helping her human Grace manage T1D.

Community Stories

Hiking and Backpacking with Type 1 Diabetes: Tips and Stories from A Washington Hiker

Meet Andrea Williams, a Washington hiker whose learned how to manage her type 1 diabetes while on the trail.

Living With A Disease

Identifying and Managing Type 1 Diabetes as a Young Adult

Identifying and Managing Type 1 Diabetes as a Young Adult

Your early 20s are often a time of major life change. But these life changes make it more important than ever to speak up if you think you may have Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) or another autoimmune disease.

Living With A Disease

Women Living (And Thriving) with Autoimmune Diseases

Women Living (And Thriving) with Autoimmune Diseases

Type 1 Diabetes doesn’t stop Michelle Peterson from a leading a fulfilling life with family and as director of communications and PR at Virginia Mason Medical Center.

There are more than 1 million people affected with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the U.S.

Why is Inflammatory Bowel Disease on the Rise?

Why have cases of IBD been soaring worldwide? A Virginia Mason physician offers some theories.