“When I was just diagnosed at 27 - 1 tried to imitate strategies that I saw with T1D influencers and expected it to work exactly how they did. So I think my advice would be to not be scared of learning strategies from other people with T1D but always be aware it's not one size fits all and that over time you'll learn to know what your body feels like and what it needs.

Learning to be aware of what's happening, what strategy can be used for next time, and adapting is wonderful. Be gracious to yourself and know that those hard days are not a reflection on you, T1D is ever changing and it's not easy to take on a full time job of being your own pancreas. Be proud of every day you take the time to take care of yourself. Don't be scared to reach out to other people with T1D for advice, help, or friendship. Community means a lot for us w/ T1D!”