My name is Lucy Ana Krasno and I am 60 years old. I was diagnosed with Diabetes in 1964 after being in a Diabetic coma for three days. I am a writer and have

I was born in Argentina and I live in France. I am an Engineer and a globetrotter, I love sports and languages! Pierre and I got married 4 years ago and he is the best

Since my work revolves around diabetes I’m very interested in this topic. When I’m either not running my business or spending time with my partner and kids, I’m learning about different kinds of wine from

Besides being a type 1 diabetic I'm a commercial manager of the professional basketball team Stella Artois Leuven Bears. Basketball, sneakers, and food are my greatest passions. I'm also a participant in Married At First

I have been a type 2 diabetic for over 6+ years now working as a graphic designer during the day and a Postcrossing illustrator on the weekends. I like to listen to songs with poetic

I'm a serial entrepreneur from Singapore. I didn't grow up with diabetes. I got it from stress that lead to anxiety and after that a burnout. I didn't hide it, it's also part of my

I am a Type 1 diabetic blogger, a content creator, writer, personal trainer and in the process of becoming a Nutritionist. The aim of everything I do is to prove that Type 1 diabetics can

I'm a ginger actor and comedian. I am currently studying a postgraduate degree in acting at the academy of live and recorded arts. I was a former maths teacher graduating from Warwick University.I did not

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

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

I have been living with type 1 diabetes for 11 years now! I am a professional dancer and choreographer and the founder of The Diabesties Foundation! When not working on diabetes or dance, you can

I’m a sophomore at college and I’m majoring in General Biology with a minor in Human Biology. I have two dogs which I love and I’m a vegetarian. I’m the youngest sibling out of five

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

I grew up with my type one diabetes during my teenage years and I never felt the need to hide it. As I was staying away from my family to continue my college, it was

I’ve faced a lot of hurdles through my time. The biggest thing is to stay less stressed, don’t give a care to anyone else’s drama’s, be yourself, be a diabetic and you will live a

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

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

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

I am part of the T1D runner team. Running, playing basketball and swimming is a big part of my life. Also traveling, doing multiple sports and my interest in business is half of my life.

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

I was diagnosed just after my 21st birthday. I had been sick for years and doctors did not pick up on me having diabetes, until after my 21st I said; "enough is enough". I went

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

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

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

I'm living with my girlfriend, her two kids and our 2 dogs in a house near Stuttgart. I'm working as a social worker since 25 years. In my job, I try to help kids and

I'm from London, I love sport, hanging out with friends and traveling. I was diagnosed at age 11 with diabetes type 1. I didn't hide my diabetes at first but then began too as I

This is my tenth year of diabetes but for many of those, I was in complete denial about my diagnosis. No one in my family has diabetes and nor did my friends at the time,

After many years of poor self care and enduring many challenging diabetes complications, I am trying my hardest to take optimal care of my health. One of my biggest motivators is the blessing of my

I am a stay at home mom to two beautiful, happy boys and wifey to my best friend. I enjoy being outside everyday. I love my morning coffee and enjoy a good workout that can

I've met a lot of people with type 1 diabetes, diagnosed at various ages and as a result, I'm grateful that I was diagnosed at a young age. I was around 10 years old and

We are sisters and type 1 Diabetics. Margaret was diagnosed at 11 years old and has had type 1 diabetes for 11 years. Anna was diagnosed at 21 years old and has had type 1

I’m a copywriter, a content planner and a creative project coordinator. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 20 years old.Emotionally, it was tough. I couldn’t come to terms with a sudden

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in February 2020. I currently work in IT where I specialize in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics. I love meeting new people, sports, and the outdoors. Ever since

I am currently living with Type 1 diabetes. I am about to get married to the love of my life and we have the best dog ever, his name is Axle! I am a really

I’m an Australian registered dietitian living with MODY diabetes who loves a good brunch and beach run. I have a twin sister (who doesn’t have diabetes) which has taught me not to compare myself to

I'm an athlete and a personal trainer with type 1 diabetes since 2012. When I was 7 I started karate professionally and my routine life is to exercise everyday, running and stay healthy by eating

I'm a dancer and I was diagnosed at the age of 6 with diabetes type 1. I have my own instagram account @t1d.cece and I am a JDRF youth ambassador. I grew up with diabetes

I was born and raised in South Carolina. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on January 13th 1988, attended college in North Carolina, was a golf professional for 10 years, got married to my

Currently I do things old school with multiple daily injections . I am using Humalog and Tresiba insulin. I have used quite a few, it seems I have to take new insulins every time my

Currently I take 4 times a day Metformin pills. I don't take any insulin and I never used any other form of medication. It alway have been some brand of Metformin. The dosage has changed

I was diagnosed when I was 9 years old. It has been a really tough journey throughout the years, especially because of the complications I got. I'm fighting with severe neuropathy, permanent feeding tube over

I grow up with diabetes. It was easy at first because my mom was helpful the first few months. Then my cousin which was also a type one diabetic gave my soooo many tips and

I was diagnosed when I was 19 years old. I love writing, traveling, meeting new people, sports, and the outdoors. I especially love interacting with the T1 community! Didn't grow up with diabetes - but

I was diagnosed when I was 15 years old. I didn't hide my diabetes but also didn't grow up with it. It was mostly emotional and realizing I was going to have a disease with

I was diagnosed when I was 11 years old. In the beginning it was really difficult, because all my friends could eat and drink what they wanted and I couldn't. I did not hide my

I was diagnosed when I was 23 years old. I did not grew up as a child with diabetes. Emotionally was the hardest part. I live in a society where healthcare is free at the

I was diagnosed when I was 22 years. I believe it may have been LADA so I had it unknowingly a long time and it kind of crept up more prominently. I managed (not very

I was diagnosed when I was 11 months. I managed very poorly. I was resentful. My sister got it as well and we were the only diabetics we knew growing up. It was scary and