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Getting a Diabetes Diagnosis Doesn’t Have to Stand in the Way of Your Goals As someone living with type 1 diabetes, staying on top of my health – making sure I’m tracking my blood glucose levels, carbohydrates, and insulin intake – can already feel like a full-time job. However, I won’t let that stop me from achieving my goals as a collegiate track and field athlete. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in eighth grade. I remember I would experience severe thirst, fatigue, and feeling like something was not right. When I was diagnosed, I didn’t know anyone else with type 1 diabetes, so it was

Learn about the connection between diabetes and carbohydrates. Find out how counting carbs can help control blood sugar and better manage your diabetes.

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2. Upon a misdiagnosis by a pediatrician with the flu, my parents continued to treat as so. It wasn’t until my body began to turn limp and grey that my father said we could not wait any longer and drove me to the local Emergency Room. From there, it was determined I was in severe diabetic ketoacidosis, and my veins had collapsed. The medical staff attempting to get a blood sugar reading realized it was over 1,200 – the maximum the machine could read. They did everything they possibly could to try to get insulin into my system as fast as

Discover how to eat well with diabetes by making simple swaps and incorporating the nutrients you need. Find healthy recipes and tips for navigating nutrition with diabetes.

Connor O’Hara is a third-year graduate student in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Connor didn’t let his diabetes slow him down; in fact, he uses it as inspiration for his career! Calling diabetes a foundation for his pursuit of knowledge, Connor says “let us all be compelled to help drive and support the research and innovation that will bring new therapies and cures, and even turn #Type1 into #TypeNone.” On April 23, 2007 I was rushed into intensive care at MCV Hospital at VCU in Richmond, Virginia presenting with diabetic

Discover the fascinating history of insulin, from its invention by Dr. Frederick Banting in 1921 to its role in transforming diabetes treatment today.

Alfonzo has type 1 diabetes and has battled the disease on a very low income. This is his story: Still Fighting After 18 Surgeries I was 16 years old when I got diagnosed with diabetes. I had been using the bathroom a lot, drinking a lot of water, and eating anything that I could find. I was taken to a children’s hospital, where I was given a big bag of insulin [vials] to bring down my A1C. I then had to do a week of classes. It seemed like nobody wanted to help me, but no one in my community really understood diabetes. Just Trying to Survive Being poor and having diabetes was not a good

Kevin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 12 years old. He hopes to help educate people about the resources available to prevent and control diabetes-related eye diseases. Kevin lives with type 1 diabetes and resides in Bentonville, Arkansas with his wife and four children. In his free time, he enjoys watching soccer, cooking, reading, and spending time with his family.

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 13, and my two siblings and mother have type 1 diabetes as well. Growing up, there were always things that I was told I couldn’t or shouldn’t be able to do. I wanted to join the military but knew that was out of the question. I still wanted to serve my community like both my mother and father had done. My mother was in the US Army when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, so I had grown up around the disease. My mother had told me I could still do many of the same things other kids could, just differently. My father had been a volunteer

Stephen Habbe is the Director of State Government Affairs covering states in the Northeast including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Prior to joining the ADA, Stephen worked in the Massachusetts Senate where he had the opportunity to collaborate with the ADA on legislation aimed at improving health insurance coverage for people with diabetes. Stephen says, “working with ADA’s wonderful volunteers to pass laws in support of people with, and at risk for, diabetes, has been immensely rewarding.” Outside of