Quinton, diagnosed with T1D at 10 in 1998. From day 1, he has been in full control of his diabetes. But to know that his daughter's too have this diagnosis literally changed the ball game! His youngest daughter was diagnosed at 20 months, and then 3 years later, his oldest daughter was diagnosed at 5.

Through these diagnoses, Quinton questioned, "Did I give this to my girls?"

Although his daughters know that he's had T1D for nearly 3 decades, they do not see his diabetes as their diabetes.

Today, they are 15 and 16, with the world beyond diabetes at their feet that most of us do not have. "DadCom" has all of the tricks and tips to guide them along the next chapter in their lives.

About 6 years ago, he lost complete vision in his left eye (complete detachment of the retina). 2 years ago, he lost

vision in his right eye, and for 5 months, he was without complete vision as a sole provider, single father.

Thankfully, surgery was an option, and he regained vision in his right eye. With his mom by his side, he was

able to get back to the old Q!

Before gaining the control, he has today, he used to plan his entire day around naps, not correlating it with diabetes.

Follow this amazing single dad and his story of hope, love, and perseverance.

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On this episode, we get to sit down with Angel @angelverses. Angel is a hip hop artist from Ohio who expresses and voices his emotions about living with diabetes through his music and skits. People may not relate to what he goes through with diabetes, but they will relate to the music and the messages.

Angel was diagnosed with T1D almost 18 years ago at 14 years young. He is the youngest of 3. Angel was diagnosed while on vacation with his aunt. His Auntie noticed his changes.

In this episode, we recognize and give flowers to Angel's family of love and support.

On this episode we speak with Leah. Leah is a research assistant at Trialnet.org. but is also an MPH candidate in Epidemiology. Her drive comes from her family and friends. She's seen T1D up close and is passionate about early detection and making research feel human, accessible, and community powered. Her allyship speaks volumes!

At Trialnet they test family members of people living with T1D for risks of being diagnosed. They start testing as young as the age of 2 for T1D autoantibodies, all the way up to the

age of 40 if you have direct family members with T1D.

Trial Net contributed greatly to the treatment of Teplizomab, Tzield® (teplizumab) which is s a CD3-directed monoclonal antibody approved for delaying the onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and children aged 8 years and older who have Stage 2 type 1 diabetes. It works by attaching to proteins on immune cells, helping to protect the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas from being attacked. Tzield was approved in the US in November 2022 and is the first

disease-modifying therapy for autoimmune type 1 diabetes.

For more detailed information, you can refer to the official Tzield website or the FDA label

During our conversation we speak about the misdiagnosis of adults with diabetes and the challenges in care because of the proper education and tools not being given to them. At Trial Net, instead of continuously monitoring a finger pricks, that we know the child hates, and parents hate as well, if you live with T1Dyou can just have this simple lab drawn to determine their future risks. It's a win-win for everyone! It's a simple blood withdrawal; it's not a lot. It's no more than a typical blood withdrawal from a lab. If they can get this done, you will have immediate direct knowledge of what to look for moving forward. Is my child going to have it or if

they're not? Right.

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