22nd diaversary!
Today is my 22nd Diabetes anniversary. Though this isn’t how I would normally spend my Diaversary, I’m grateful for it. I was diagnosed at 8 years old on the island of Kauai, HI. We didn’t have much in the way of endocrinologists at the time, so my parents and I had to work hard to make sure I had the best tools to care for myself. It was a lot of trial and error. No one knew how to take care of a type 1 kid. I remember my mom fighting with doctors to get the best therapy, mo