After her 8 year old son, Marcus, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in September 2011, Ottawa-based mom Sara turned to the online community to connect with other parents as well as people dealing with type 1 diabetes themselves and found a lot of support through them. By July 2012, she had launched Nitacure.ca, a family blog about type 1 diabetes. Sara was also involved in developing #CANDOC, a weekly Twitter chat for Canadians about diabetes.
Sara uses a diabetes app to manage her son’s daily blood-sugar readings and feels that this has been very helpful because it allows her to input his blood sugar and immediately share it with a nurse or doctor who can then identify the best way to manage his health. Sara is spreading the word about the benefits of digital health.
