SLAMT1D’s program magazine for its annual Vermont Summer Classic WIFFLE Ball Tournament at Little Fenway is one heckuva read. It’s a full-color “coffee table” quality magazine of personal stories from the front line with T1D, team and player bios, info about the tournament including the...
The Wright State women's basketball program has partnered with SLAMT1D to broaden awareness of Type 1 diabetes for its home contest against Youngstown State on Sunday, January 12. SLAMT1D supports children, families, and adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The non-profit organization strives to broaden...
When I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 15 years old, it changed my life forever. It is a never-ending job you can’t take a break on, you can’t change and it doesn’t go away. ...
I remember my parents driving in silence on our way to the hospital. It was the quietest it had ever been in my family’s car, and all I could hear were the windshield wipers dragging across the windshield...
A father reflects on his 34-year journey with type 1 diabetes and confronts the emotional challenges of his daughter's diagnosis, highlighting the daily management and familial impact of the disease....
Abundanzo reveals street scoop, sets the line on this year’s teams Brooklyn, NY – July somethin’ 2023 I gotta tell yuz, I’m gonna get a lotta action on this here tournament. 22 teams, and next year goin’ to 28? Fuggedabouddit. A lotta play, a lotta play. And...
What is a service dog? A service dog is defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability. What is a diabetic alert dog or diabetes alert dog? A DAD is a service dog...
I'm privileged to have been a part of SLAM T1D tournaments for the past eight years, stretching across Vermont, Massachusetts, and Florida. We're a family deeply connected with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), a thread that binds us together in ways more than one. I want...
It was May 1, 2022, when 14-year-old Trey Flood arrived at The Meadows in Brighton, Michigan, for the first Major League Wiffle Ball (MLW) series of his young career. ...
On August 12-14, SLAMT1D hosted its 11th (and first weekend-long) Vermont Summer Classic WIFFLE Ball Tournament at Little Fenway in Essex, Vermont. Nineteen teams comprised of players from parts near and far descended on the iconic setting for two and a half days of competitive...