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Forestry Major, Mary Murdock, was excited to receive her welcome packet from AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (AmeriCorps NCCC) in the Spring of 2017. It meant that she was chosen to be a member of a full-time, residential, team-based community service program for young adults, that would take her on a 10-month journey to strengthen communities across the country. Her chance to embark on this journey, however, was threatened because of her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. After submitting her medical information to AmeriCorps NCCC, she was told that she could not be cleared to join

I was 21 years old when I was initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I had unknowingly been presenting symptoms for a few years: I was always thirsty, always tired, and needed the bathroom a lot. It never occurred to me or my parents that there was something serious going on. I was long overdue for a physical in 2007, and the clinician found sugar in my urine and brought me in for a blood test. The night before I consumed an entire two-liter of pop, a fairly common thing for me at the time. When we tested my blood glucose the next day, it was over 600 mg/dL! No special testing was performed

Lynda Jimenez is the Associate Director of Online Strategy & Operations for the American Diabetes Association. This is her story: Most women begin their journey through pregnancy as soon as those little lines appear. As for me, I started my pregnancy journey eight months before those little lines would make their appearance, an entire year and a half before my son was born. Living with type 2 diabetes, I already tried to live a healthy lifestyle, but I was nowhere near being prepared for pregnancy. Managing with oral medications, an okay diet and the occasional exercise, my A1C was hovering

Growing up with a type 1 diabetic dad, I had to learn young what to do in emergencies. My dad always planned on dying young from his disease. God had other plans for him. My dad never took care of himself. My dad used to be a construction worker, building houses, racing bmx bikes, and riding crotch rockets. He was my superhero dad. Diabetes slowly destroyed his body. Taking his eyesight, causing severe neuropathy from his knees down, to having congestive heart failure to needing dialysis 3 days a week. My dad suffered the last 2 months of his life, needing a permanent trach in his throat; it

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of three. It was more difficult for my parents than me because I was so young and they had to learn how to take care of me with the diagnosis of me having type 1 diabetes. I honestly count the diagnosis as a blessing because I have taken my health more seriously than I would have done if I had not had to worry about the things I eat and taking insulin to help me stay alive. It has been a challenge, but I am so thankful for the medical advancements I have been able to experience over the course of my life thus far. I have been on an insulin pump

The Staff leadership of the American Diabetes Association.

I was first diagnosed with gestational diabetes in June 1996. I had to take insulin shots with a sliding scale three times per day (vial and needle) for two weeks. Once I had my son on June 23, 1996, there was no more diabetes! I began participating in Step Out® Walk in Philadelphia in 2008 to support my mother and father, as well as my in-laws. I continued participating in the walk and was asked to join the committee for planning the walk. I was appointed chairperson of the Red Striders® committee (people who have diabetes and participate in the walk). In October 2013, I was chairperson of

Browse list of diabetes-related terms and their definitions- Adapted from NIDDK.

Check out Frequently Asked Questions about the care of students with diabetes especially for schools.

Access information and resources on diabetes-related eye disease, prevention, and treatment.