Diabetic Stories
- 04Nov
Fajar Siddiq
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
- 24Oct
Daria Arofikina
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
- 15Sep
Samuel Pauly
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
- 04Sep
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
- 02Sep
Matt Vande Vegte
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
- 16Aug
Jazz Sethi
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
- 13Aug
Natalia Angelica Luciano
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
- 08Aug
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
- 05Aug
Sravani Rajput
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
- 23Jul
Andrew Burgess
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
- 09Jul
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
- 02Jul
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
- 30Jun
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
- 27Jun
Oguz
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.
- 22Jun
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
- 16Jun
Natalia Skuza
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
- 13Jun
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
- 11Jun
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
- 10Jun
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
- 04Jun
Alex Voigt
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
- 01Jun
Kate Wallace
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
- 30May
Sarah Miller
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,
- 23May
Jennifer S.
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
- 21May
Erica MacKay
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
- 20May
George Hakes
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
- 13May
Anna Koon & Margaret McElwee
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
- 09May
Jacob Weber
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
- 08May
Lewis Butler
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
- 05May
Jessyka Pairman
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
- 04May
Nicolle Kelly
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
- 29Apr
Negin Izadkhasti
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
- 28Apr
Cece Jessy
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
- 19Mar
Dan Thrailkill
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
- 07Jan
Timothy McDonald
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
- 15Dec
Jaie Smith
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
- 06Dec
Kimberley Katerberg
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
- 01Dec
Justin Santana
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
- 24Nov
Drea Vail
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
- 20Nov
Nick Johnson
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
- 13Nov
Ann Van den Bulck
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
- 12Nov
Nia W.
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
- 10Nov
Tyler Pierce
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
- 09Nov
Chelsea S.
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
- 08Nov
Haley Leshko
I was diagnosed when I was 7. I was often embarrassed that I was different from all of the kids around me. I didn’t want people to know because then they would always ask me