Inspired by Isabella

10/12/2026

things i’ve eaten while living with type one diabetes + T1D fun facts!

Frosting can contain more sugar than you think. A dessert’s carbohydrates come from its ingredients and portion size, not just how sweet it tastes.

T1D can develop at any age, not just during childhood.

Approximately 5–10% of people with diabetes in the United States have type 1 diabetes.

The autoimmune process that leads to T1D can begin months or years before symptoms appear.

The Dawn Phenomenon is when your blood sugar naturally rises in the early morning because your body releases hormones that tell your liver to release glucose, even when you haven’t eaten!

Carbs aren’t just in sweets. Bread, pasta, rice, fruit, milk, and potatoes all contain carbohydrates that can raise blood sugar.

Your CGM can sometimes show a different glucose number than a finger-stick meter because CGMs measure glucose in the fluid between cells, which can lag behind blood glucose when levels are changing quickly.

Ice cream can raise blood sugar hours later because fat can slow digestion.

Sugar-free doesn’t mean zero carbs: Sugar-free desserts can still contain starches, milk sugars, or sugar alcohols that affect glucose levels.

One regular-size Crumbl Milk Chocolate Chip cookie can contain around 94 grams of carbohydrates, depending on the recipe and nutrition information.

T1D is not caused by eating too much sugar. It’s an autoimmune disease, and diet and lifestyle habits don’t cause someone to develop it. 💙

10/07/2026

currently with Omnipod and Dexcom 🤍

10/07/2026

💙 How amazing would it be to see Isa and Inspired by Isabella LEADING the Cleveland Breakthrough T1D Walk?!

We are incredibly grateful to the 33 people who have already donated to our team! But we still have ground to cover toward our goal—and this week, there’s an extra reason to help.

🏆 The Cleveland team that raises the MOST money through Sunday, October 11 will be named Grand Marshal and get to kick off and LEAD the Walk through the Zoo!

So if you’ve been thinking about supporting Isa, this is the week to do it. $10, $25, $50—every donation gets us closer to our goal AND gives Inspired by Isabella a shot at leading the Walk! 💙

And local friends—come walk with us October 18 at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo! Having our friends and family surrounding her on Walk Day is one of Isa’s favorite parts of the year.

CLICK HERE to donate or sign up to walk with us:

Our team is walking and raising funds to support the most promising, cutting-edge science to create a world without T1D. Join us!

09/25/2026

We’re getting SO close! 🎉

Our Inspired by Isabella team has already received donations from 24 incredible people, and we are now less than $1,200 away from reaching our $5,000 fundraising goal and being recognized as a Top Team at this year’s Breakthrough T1D Walk!

And there’s an extra little incentive to help us get there…

If we reach our $5,000 goal by this Friday, September 25, Isa and our Inspired by Isabella team will be recognized on Walk Day on October 18!

We would LOVE to make that happen for Isa. 💙

If you’ve donated to us before, thank you. Truly. You’ve been part of Isa’s journey, and we are incredibly grateful. If you haven’t donated yet this year, this would be an amazing time to jump in! Even $10, $25 or $50 gets us closer to our finish line.

And for our local friends and family — come WALK with us! 👟

The Cleveland Breakthrough T1D Walk is Sunday, October 18 at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and we’d love to fill the Zoo with our Inspired by Isabella crew. 🦓 🐆 🐅 Sign up, bring your kids, grab your friends, and make a morning of it with us. It’s always such a fun day — and having our people there makes it even more special.

Help us get to $5,000 by Friday. Help us get Isa recognized on Walk Day. And most importantly, help us keep walking toward a cure.

Our team is walking and raising funds to support the most promising, cutting-edge science to create a world without T1D. Join us!

09/16/2026

Yesterday, our girl Isa turned 16. 💙

Sixteen. The age when kids start getting their driver's licenses, gaining a little more independence, and taking those first exciting steps toward adulthood.

But for Isa, learning to drive comes with a whole lot more responsibility than it does for most 16-year-olds.

Before she gets behind the wheel, she doesn't just need to learn the rules of the road. Many of our local diabetes practices have teens with T1D sign a driving agreement that requires them to:

• Check their blood sugar at least four times a day and before every drive
• Have a snack before driving if their blood sugar is below 100
• Take insulin as prescribed
• Keep glucose or another source of fast-acting sugar within reach in the car
• Pull over immediately if they feel low, check their blood sugar, and not resume driving until they have recovered
• Check their blood sugar every 2–3 hours on long trips and not skip meals or snacks
• Wear a seatbelt and obey traffic laws

For a teen without diabetes, those last two are the only ones that apply.

That contrast hits us a little differently this year.

Because Isa is still a kid.

She should be thinking about where she wants to go with her friends, what music she wants to blast in the car, and the freedom that comes with finally being able to drive herself somewhere.

Instead, T1D means she also has to think like an adult about her health every single time she gets behind the wheel.

And this is just one more example of what we've learned over the past 14 years: T1D doesn't take a day off.

It doesn't care that it's your birthday.
It doesn't care that you're 16.
It doesn't care that you're at school, at practice, hanging out with friends, traveling, sleeping, or learning to drive.

It is always there.

And that's why we continue to walk.

On Sunday, October 18, we'll be back at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo with our Inspired by Isabella team for the annual Breakthrough T1D Walk. We walk because we don't want Isa to spend the next 16 years—or the next 60—getting better and better at managing this disease.

We want a cure.

If you are local, come walk with us! Bring your family. Bring your friends. Or, if you can't be there in person, a donation of any size helps us continue funding the research that could ultimately change Isa's future.

CLICK HERE TO WALK OR DONATE! http://www2.breakthrought1d.org/goto/inspiredbyisabella

09/14/2026

"My son will be whatever he wants to be. This illness will not define us." 💙 - Irina Zvereva, Mom of U.S. Open Championship winner, Alexander Zverev who was diagnosed with T1D at age 4.

I'm not crying. You're crying.😢

Thank you, Alexander Zverev, for making all moms of kiddos with type 1 weep today. You made not just your momma proud, but all of us, too.

-Kristina

09/04/2026

💙 Last week marked 14 years since type 1 diabetes entered Isa’s life. On her Diaversary, we shared this video on our personal FB pages to tell a little more of Isa’s story and what living with T1D has looked like since she was diagnosed as a toddler.

We received so many messages from friends and supporters saying they wanted to watch it, too, so we’re sharing it here (WARNING: you may need to grab the tissues)...

🎥 https://youtu.be/5MO3QPKjlBw?si=z4G4bE0twYkEEZaE

Fourteen years later, Isa is a teenager who is doing all the things kids her age should be doing — going to school, spending time with friends, playing sports, traveling, dreaming about her future and figuring out who she wants to become.

But T1D comes along for all of it.

She still has to think about insulin every time she eats. She still has to monitor her blood sugar throughout the day and night. She still has to make decisions about her health that most teenagers never have to consider. And sometimes, she still has to wake up in the middle of the night and drink a juice box because her blood sugar has dropped too low.

She is still a kid. But T1D requires her to carry adult responsibilities every single day.

That is why we walk.

On Sunday, October 18, Team Inspired by Isabella will once again walk at the Cleveland Zoo for Isa, for every child living with T1D, and for the hope that someday this disease will no longer be part of their lives.

We don't walk because we're satisfied with helping kids live with T1D.

We walk because we want them to live without it.

If Isa’s story inspires you, please consider supporting Team Inspired by Isabella as we begin our 2026 fundraising journey.

💙 http://www2.breakthrought1d.org/goto/inspiredbyisabella

And if you’re local, we’d love to have you walk with us on October 18!

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08/28/2026

14 years ago tomorrow, on August 28, 2012, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. This journey has been full of roadblocks, joy, hope, sadness, anger, tears, and so much more, but I’ve learned to take it one day at a time. Every. Single. Day. I hear beeps, feel buzzing, and give myself insulin simply to stay alive. No 15 year old should have to do that, yet somehow, it’s just normal life to me. Being diagnosed at almost 2 years old has its positives and negatives, but I’m beyond grateful for my parents and everyone who has supported me along the way. They’ve always reminded me that I can do anything I set my mind to, even when I didn’t believe it myself. Behind every midnight pod change, late-night low, and attempt to hide my beeping in class is a little girl who had no fears, felt like she fit in, and never imagined she’d make it this far. I truly believe the Lord gave me this disease because He knew I could turn something no teenager should have to worry about into something that gives others hope. I pray for a cure someday, but until then, I’ll keep taking it one day at a time. Thank you to everyone who continues to love, support, and pray for me. And thank you, Jesus, for getting me this far. 🤍

08/27/2026

Bible verses for type one diabetics!

08/05/2026

what the Omnipod says!!

what should I put on my next omnipod?