I was diagnosed af age five in 1976. I’ve experience the gamut of technology from urine testing with a test tube through close loop technology and I feel lucky to have been born on the very edge of technology development in type 1. I have retinopathy, autonomic neuropathy, kidney transplant, and other complications. Diabetes can […]

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 50 years ago at the age of 16. I was a high school junior preparing for a chemistry final when I fell ill and had to stay home. The following day, still sick, our doctor met my mother and me right at our car in front of his […]

It was the 2nd week of 8th grade and I was about to go back to school after the holiday (Labor Day), but I felt like I was on death’s door. My brother took my sister to school, while my mom said she’d take me later. She gave me 2 Tylenol and told me to […]

My name is Alivia, and I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on September 10, 2021, when I was eight years old. T1D has been part of my life every day for the past five years, but I have never allowed it to stop me from participating in school, playing travel soccer, or doing the […]

From her mother, Cheryl: Sabrina has an identical twin sister who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2013. Sabrina participated in TrailNet and then was moved into one of their drug studies from 2013 to 2016. On May 24, 2016 Sabrina failed her regular study IVGTT and was officially diagnosed. She is proud of […]

From his mother, Melissa: Marceau was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 4 years old, in October 2020, during Covid. It was scary for him because he had no idea or understand what was going on and especially with everyone in masks. He had the best nurses that really made this situation a […]

When I discovered the CWD Journey Award, I quickly recalled my own diagnosis as a young child. Life became something different, and different it would remain. As a small-town Vermont kid, I became the only type 1 diabetic around, I lived in a state of isolation. At the time, the only thing certain in my […]

Hi, my name is Jessica. When I was 15 months old, I went into diabetic coma for 9 days. After that, I woke up, and spent the rest of my life battling type one diabetes. I’ve always tried to fight the stereotype. I grew up doing many sports, the main one being competitive gymnastics for […]

My name is Laramie Henderson. I was 11 years old when I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. I remember feeling so sad, terrified, and unsure about what the rest of my life would look like. Living with diabetes has been challenging, but it has also taught me so much. It has played a large […]