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Sharing My Story: Patricia

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. This is her story: 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. My parents were sure that I must have type 1 diabetes as a child. My mother developed gestational diabetes when she was pregnant with me, then became a type 1 insulin-dependent diabetic a few years later. She died at 69 from diabetic complications, though

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Sharing My Story: Marsha

Marsha, from Birmingham, Alabama, was diagnosed with diabetes at age 28. This is her story: I became very ill at the age of 28 years old. I was rushed to the hospital. The ER doctor rushed into my room and asked if I knew that I was diabetic. I did not!!! I had no idea what diabetes even was, but over that one-week span of being in the hospital in ICU on an insulin drip/IV, I quickly learned about a disease that would take precedence over my life. I was sent home with a ton of information and a ton of medicine, such as two different types of insulin, several needles, booklets of how I should

Warning Signs and Symptoms

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Sharing My Story: Patrick

Thriving While Managing Type 1 Diabetes Patrick Swingle is a typical American kid. He enjoys hanging out with his friends, playing rugby, rock climbing and going on backpacking trips. Patrick also has type 1 diabetes. Rather than feel sorry for himself and let his diagnosis hold him back, he is thriving. “Patrick has completely integrated diabetes into who he is. It does not define him, but it is absolutely a part of him,” stated his mother, Vivian. Getting to this point wasn’t a walk in the park, for either Patrick or his parents. “When Patrick was first diagnosed, our biggest concern was his

Sharing My Story: Jose

Being a teenager is hard enough, but throw in being diagnosed with diabetes and you have a special challenge. Jose Harari Uziel, 24, lives in Mexico City and works in investment banking. This story comes from The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual  by Jamie Wood, MD and Anne Peters, MD. Confidence and courage After graduating college, just over two years from being diagnosed, I started working as an investment banking analyst at a major global financial institution. I wanted to prove to myself that I could manage diabetes and succeed in one of the most stressful job environments there is for a

Examine the Facts

Discover the alarming statistics of diabetes in the United States. Find out how it is becoming a nationwide epidemic and explore the cost of diabetes in each state.

Resources For Lawyers

Access American Diabetes Association’s extensive library of documents that may be useful to attorneys litigating or considering diabetes discrimination cases.

Ways to Contribute

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Written Care Plans

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