Sarah was diagnosed with type 1 at the age of 7, 17 years ago, and also lives with multi drug-resistant epilepsy. She was diagnosed during a visit to the pediatrician.

After diagnosis, Sarah spent her summers at camp Nejeda, later becoming a counselor, which helped foster a good relationship with my diabetes as well as instill confidence. While in college, pursuing her BS in nursing, she began modeling and wanted her diabetes to be a focal point. This is when she started advocating more for type 1. Eventually, Sarah got to take part in amazing opportunities, such as opening the NASDAQ on World Diabetes Day as part of a Dexcom campaign.

Currently, Sarah is a nurse on a neuro/stroke step-down unit and loves the conversations that her diabetes tech starts.

This year, Sarah will be working towards becoming a certified diabetes care and education specialist.Sarah shares how it's essential for young people to see someone openly share the good, the bad, and the ugly of diabetes.

Sarah knows that she would be nowhere if not gifted her amazing family. Her parents came together with their strengths to keep little Sarah well. Sarah celebrates that she's able to wake up daily and do the things she does.

The Diabetes community means a great deal to Sarah. The comfort others have with reaching out and sharing with her is amazing. The DOC has been there for her through the ups, downs, and through grief.

During this recording, flowers are gifted to the Guarino family for their forever support during her diagnosis and continuing. Sarah's mother recently transitioned. She was and continues to be the answer to all of Sarah's "Whys."

Get to know Sara @runawaywithsara

On this episode, we get to smile with Arianna @ariannaiannaira

Arianna was diagnosed with T1D at age 11, more than 15 years ago. She also lives with PCOS. Ari is mother to the amazingly amazing Finn, who is two years old now.

During our conversation, Ari shares her gifts of life. This includes her sharing her new level of acceptance with newly diagnosed people by finding the diabetic online community. We also converse about grieving the life before, not only this diagnosis, but also of other obstacles we have endured.

Ari is a published research scientist in cancer research and a biologist with her BS from Lehigh University. She is also a creative who loves to sew and act. As she says, she is a Jack of All Trades, not a perfectionist. In school, she also minored in theatre and apparel design.

Recently, she enrolled in @Bluecirclehealth ,and this has helped her find the support team she needs.

My friend Arianna is someone we should all get to know.

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On this episode we get to hear from Mary @t1dartistry

Mary is an ambassador for Eversense CGM and has been for 5 years! Mary was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 18, during her freshmen year of college.

On this episode Mary invites us into her world and her truths. This includes discussions regarding the birth of her son. Although, her the duration of her pregnancy was pretty smooth and she had the best glucose results, during the last few weeks things changed drastically.

Mary was given predisone at 37 weeks, which shot her blood sugar up! In turn, during her next stress test, she was told that her baby wasn't moving. Mary asked them to deliver her baby. She was denied, even though he weighed over 10lbs.

The next day, she went back and they delivered her baby, and his heart rate was only 25 bpm. He had meconium aspiration, which hardened his lungs and heart, and led to him not being able to breathe. Mary also had fibroids. She lost 2 liters of blood and ended up with Sheehan syndrome (when you lose your blood and pituitary strengths) and needed transfusions. Now, all of her hormones are injured forever because of that.

Throughout this conversation, Mary speaks to us! Everyone in the community needs to listen to the strength of this Queen!