I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2004 and it's hard to believe that was over two decades ago. In many ways, it feels like I’m just getting started, yet in others, it seems as though diabetes has been part of my life for centuries. Being a mere mortal, this paradox doesn’t quite make sense. I often think that in past lives, I might have escaped diabetes, only to be burdened by something else. Because if it weren’t diabetes, it would almost certainly be something different. That’s just human nature. And that’s really the point—diabetes is my “something.” We all have our own challenges. I