Patricia is a Pilates instructor living with type 1 diabetes. Though she has experienced diabetes-related complications, she has refused to let them keep her down.
For the last 17 years, I have been without one eye. I wear a prosthetic eye hand-painted to "look normal" during the day. Type 1 diabetes has stolen my vision.
Richard Wood shares with us the different aspects of diabetes management and how to approach them.
Rachael has been living with Type 1 diabetes since she was 4 years old and is based in London, Ontario. In her free time, she enjoys photography and traveling.
Keith has been living with Type 1 diabetes for 6 decades. In his free time, he enjoys reading, walking and traveling.
As part of our commitment to reduce the incidence of diabetes, we are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) to implement a key feature of the program—a research-based, structured lifestyle change program that is proven to help prevent and delay the development of type 2 diabetes.
Erica was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at just 7 years old. Her goal is to show that diabetes doesn’t have to control you—you can control it.
Erica lives with type 1 diabetes and resides in Tampa, Florida. She is a studio music teacher and enjoys singing, writing music, and kayaking.
My T1DM journey started when I was 6yo, that was 56 years ago. It was the time we used glass syringes, Tes Tape, Benedict's Solution, impure beef and pork insulins.
I was raised by a single parent, and while sometimes difficult, I was encouraged to do anything that I wanted to (play sports, go to college, graduate school, hike the AT, and now...summit mountains).
Now retired from practicing Pharmacy in a clinical setting I have the time to backpack and mountaineer. I am finishing up 50 state high points, with Denali being my last to do.
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