Diabetes management can be complicated.

And we often see only what’s happening in the moment.

But if we zoom out, we can start to understand why blood sugars are changing.

And we can begin to anticipate changes instead of just reacting to them.

The picture behind these words: bubbles, each showing a blood sugar reading and a trend arrow, become twenty readings from one morning. Zoomed out, that morning shows breakfast and its insulin at 8 AM, a rise and a fall, and a one-hour run at 10:30. A snack before the run keeps blood sugar above the low zone; without it, the line dips low.

We create the tools and community to help you do that.

  1. Simulatorsthrough first-of-their-kind interactive simulators that teach why blood sugars change,

    Simulators1 / 4

    Try it here. Move the bolus earlier or later and watch what the same meal does.

    Explore the simulators
  2. Courses and logbooksto purpose-built courses and logbooks that prompt you to learn from your own experiences,

    Courses and logbooks2 / 4

    Pick a workout and use the logbook the way you would after your own.

    See the coursesGet the Logbook App
    The Logbook app on an iPhone: glucose, insulin and carb charts for one workout
  3. Communityto a community that supports you on your own diabetes journey,

    Community3 / 4

    Running groups and camping trips with people who live with type 1.

    Type One RunT1Ds in the Wild
  4. Programsand programs that teach organizations and health care providers how to teach better.

    Programs4 / 4

    We can work with any organization, anywhere in the world, to make its diabetes education more successful.

    For organizations

We teach diabetes decision-making through education that’s proven to work.

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