News Updates and Real Voices on Aging with Type 1 Diabetes and Updates from the World of Diabetes at Large
There’s power in storytelling and sharing, especially when it comes to navigating the ups and downs of aging with Type 1 diabetes.
In this section, you’ll find real-life experiences from people who have lived with T1D for decades. Their stories offer insight, comfort, laughter, and sometimes hard-won wisdom. Whether you’re looking for practical tips, a sense of connection, or simply the reassurance that someone else gets it, these shared journeys remind us that we’re stronger together. Every story matters—and yours does, too.
If you’d like to share your adventures and challenges, we welcome your journey! Please contact us and we’ll follow up with you.
Here you’ll also find updates from the world relevant to Type 1 Diabetics including in science, technology, publications, research, and more. Keep up to date with this section so you can stay up to date and the best advocate for yourself.
What’s Exciting in T1D/Aging Research with Dr. Medha Munshi
Webinar/Q&A: T1D and Aging with Dr. Medha Munshi
Date: Thursday, 30 October 2025
Time: 5pm PT/ 8pm ET / 11am AEDT
Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/T1DAging
(This event will be recorded and posted on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@T1Dto100)
Think Like a Pancreas: The Podcast
Listen to Joanne Milo of T1D to 100 as a guest on the Think Like a Pancreas podcast, on Podbean at https://integrateddiabetesservices.podbean.com/e/empowered-aging-with-type-1-diabetes/ or wherever you listen to podcasts or you can watch the episode on the Integrated Diabetes Services YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/oyUQfSBgF1M
Special Webinar: Celebrate T1D to 100’s Launch!
Special Webinar: T1D and Aging with Dr. Medha Munshi
Date: Thursday, 30 October 2025
Time: 5pm PT/ 8pm ET / 11am AEDT
Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/T1DAging
(This event will be recorded and posted on the T1Dto100 YouTube Channel)
Inflammation and Aging … or “Inflammaging”
As we age, we tend to have more aches, pains, and diseases. Researchers believe that some of these may be related to persistent inflammation. They call it “inflammaging” — age-related inflammation, which is present even in the absence of injury or illness.
It’s SO Important to Stay Connected!
Super-agers are a diverse bunch; they don’t share a magic diet, exercise regimen or medication. But the one thing that does unite them is how they view the importance of social relationships.
The One Quality Most “Super-Agers” Share
By being more social in old age, super-agers may be able to avert some of the atrophy. An analysis included in the new paper supports this finding: The brain volume of super-agers tends to be more comparable to that of 50- and 60-year-olds than to their octogenarian and nonagenarian peers.
When I’m 64
I will turn 64 in a few weeks. Which means that in about a year, I will be on Medicare. The US Government has declared it: I’m almost old! So, you might ask me why I am part of the T1D to 100 Initiative. It’s simple – I’m its target audience. The work we are doing is for me!
Aging with Type 1 Diabetes: When All of Life Suddenly Changes
What happens when, as an aging T1D, you experience a sudden loss or major life change? What happens when you need to make a change to where to live when you were once a “we” and are now only a “me?”
Navigating the Intersection of Breast Cancer and Type 1 Diabetes
My life has been profoundly impacted by managing Type 1 Diabetes since the age of two, alongside my battle with breast cancer ten years ago. However, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, my long-time supportive endocrinologist had retired, leaving me to navigate this new challenge without their expertise.
A Successful Hospital Stay
I became ill with double pneumonia in March 2022, and was hospitalized in the Washington, D.C. area for five days at one of the leading hospitals. As a person with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) for over fifty years, I was concerned about my care in the hospital.