North America

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Sep

LADA 45 years Mexico

Charlotte Eschbach

I am from Boston, Massachusetts but I have lived in Mexico since 1998. I am a preschool teacher. I didn't grow up with my diabetes. Emotionally it was much harder than financially. I went from

02

Sep

Type 1 30 years Los Angeles

I am a certified personal trainer and nutritionist, author and speaker. None of these things would have ever been possible without type 1 diabetes, which has allowed me to see the silver lining in some

08

Aug

Type 1 23 years Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Cerise Thoor

Hey, I'm Cerise, I'm French and it's been 5 years since I moved to Montreal, Canada.I moved here to go to university and study business. Now I work in digital marketing. I got diagnosed a

09

Jul

Type 1 41 years Santa Monica, CA, USA

Christel Oerum

I've been living with type 1 diabetes since 1997. I was born and raised in Denmark but moved to the United States in 2009 with my husband. Today we run www.diabetesstrong.com from our home in

02

Jul

Type 1 18 years Maine

Anastasia Lipp

I DON'T like lobstahhh. Ekkk, I think they look like giant beetles. BUT, they are a free food! I don't remember life without diabetes. I was diagnosed when I was four years old. I am

30

Jun

Type 1 31 years California

Mariana Marquez

I'm Mexican, first generation American and type one diabetic for 19 years. I love the outdoors and working out. My best friends is my Diabetic Alert Dog, Lady Bear :) I got diagnosed at the

22

Jun

Type 1 30 years Denver, Colorado

Dylan Smith

I did not grow up with my diabetes. However my brother was diagnosed as a type one diabetic in his teens. My endocrinologist believes that I had diabetes for 18 months before being diagnosed and

13

Jun

Type 1 27 years Miami, Florida

Jessica Ortiz

I was diagnosed as a kid when I was 9 years old, so I grew up with diabetes. I don't really remember a life with it, too much. I had an amazing medical team when

11

Jun

Type 1 38 years Calgary, Alberta Canada

Victoria Burns

I'm a wife, puppy mom, and Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of Calgary. I do arts-based research using documentary film. I didn't grow up with diabetes. I got married the same year

10

Jun

Type 1 22 years Ontario, Canada

Alexa Wierbicki

Travel, nutrition and type on diabetes are my biggest passions! I travel every chance I get! I am a dietetic student on route to being a dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE). I love educating

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