I wanted to share something @Liam-M and I have been working toward for a while now, and that’s finally starting to take shape.
When he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, Erin and I had no family history, no roadmap, and no idea what questions we should even be asking. The weeks and months after diagnosis were overwhelming (as you all recall very well) — not just because of the medical side, but because of the emotional weight, the constant decision-making (including the second guessing and beating ourselves up over every high and low), and the flood of information that all seems to hit at once.
That experience is what led Liam and me to create T1D Academy, a YouTube channel focused on clear, empathetic, real-world education around Type 1 Diabetes.
The goal of this channel is to provide information around Type 1 Diabetes to those who are newly diagnosed, caregivers of those newly diagnosed, or anyone interested in the topics I’ll be posting videos about — the kind of information I wish I’d had when we were new to this. Not fear-based. No miracle cures. Just a practical understanding from a family who’s lived both the successes and the failures for a decade now — a parent’s perspective as a caregiver, alongside a child’s perspective from Liam, who’s lived with Type 1 Diabetes for nearly ten years.
So far, the channel includes a channel intro video and a video focused on the diagnosis period. We also have two additional videos in the works — one that tackles common myths around what causes Type 1 Diabetes, and another that walks through what Type 1 Diabetes actually is.
I wanted to share this here because we are genuinely excited about it, and he’s taken on the role of video editor for the channel. I love that he’s choosing to be actively involved, and I truly believe this is something that will be good for him — not just creatively, but for his confidence and long-term management of his own Type 1 Diabetes.
Here are the first two videos:
An intro to the T1D Academy:
And the latest video (The Diagnosis Period).
