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science and mountain lover, T1D advocate and juice box drinker
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(Almost) 40 YEARS STRONG. AND STILL WALKING. 💙🩷🩵

Yesterday was the Rocky Mountain Breakthrough T1D Walk, an event that fills my heart every single year.

Most years, you’ll find me working the event, connecting with families, sharing diabetes technology, and celebrating this incredible community.🩵🩷

But there’s one tradition I never miss.

💙 The Champions Walk.🙌🙌

For years, I’ve proudly carried the T1D Warriors 21+ Years sign.

But this year, holding that sign felt a little different.

Because in just ONE MONTH…

11•14•26 marks my 40th DIAVERSARY! 💙🎉

FOUR DECADES living with Type 1 diabetes.

Four decades of highs, lows, challenges, victories, and incredible advances in diabetes care.

And somewhere along the way, the disease I never asked for became part of the purpose I absolutely love.

Being a nurse. A diabetes educator. Working in diabetes technology. Volunteering at diabetes camp for 23 years. Helping families. Encouraging others. Building lifelong friendships.

Diabetes has challenged me in ways I never imagined, but it has also connected me with some of the most incredible people.

And for that, I am grateful. 🙏💙

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and November 14th is World Diabetes Day.

This year, those dates carry a little extra meaning for me.

40 years ago, my life changed forever.

But diabetes never stopped me from building a beautiful life filled with faith, family, friendships, adventures, and PURPOSE.

Yesterday, I walked for the little girl diagnosed in 1986 who had no idea what her future would hold.🥹

I walked for every child and family navigating a new diagnosis.🥹

I walked for the friends I’ve made along the way.🥹

And I walked with HOPE for a future where Type 1 diabetes no longer exists.🥹

💙 40 years of living with T1D.
💙 40 years of learning and growing.
💙 40 years of showing up.

And I’m not done yet!

Here’s to the next chapter, the breakthroughs ahead, and continuing to live life to the fullest.

T1D is part of my story. But it will never be my whole story. 🩵

#BreakthroughT1D #T1DWarrior #40YearsStrong #Diaversary #Type1Diabetes DiabetesAwarenessMonth WorldDiabetesDay

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I have lived one million lives in August and September! Lucky to have these people in all of them💕

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Sights and sounds from my silly little summer☀️

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signs of summer

scan & dev: @orangecatphotolab

#film#postyourfilm#35mm#pointandshootcamera#canonsureshot130u

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Summer Zoë!!! 🌈⛰️🍦🏊‍♀️😁

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Yesterday I was invited to be a patient ambassador to speak on my experience with Twiist!

Being diagnosed just 4 months ago, and deep into DKA, with an A1C of 14, I felt hopeless and like I had just lost the life I had worked so hard to build and then one day, about a month into diagnosis I decided that wasn’t my fate. I stated tracking everything, slowly working my way back into the gym, and putting myself in situations that were once my normal but now terrifying with T1D - going on runs, weight lifting, eating crazy ice cream, road tripping.

I wasn’t allowing T1D to take my life. I wanted to live with it.

Pretty quickly I realized MDI was only going to get me so far, as I already began burning out 2 months in with constant meticulous tracking. It wasn’t until my Endo told me about Twiist that my life opened back up again. In a matter of a few weeks, I felt like I got my life back. No longer having to track all my data and have such a heavy brain load.

The Twiist now did so much of it for me. Better sleep (so much less nighttime lows), better preparation for exercise, less finger sticking, and (my fav) I was able to be so much more present with my people and in my life, due to its predictive analytics and micro insulin dosing!

You would think all this was enough, but on top of all that, I am still maintaining a 96% time in range with a 5.9% GMI (in 4 months from a 14 A1C)

Granted this has taken a lot of work, but Twiist has made it so much easier, so much lighter. Twiist gave me a part of my life back I didn’t know I would ever have again after diagnosis.

I can’t wait for more opportunities to endorse this pump and tell more people about it!

Shout out to my Twiist educators @michelleshawesome and Bill - blessed to have you two in my corner!

@twiistdiabetes - you’re the GOAT

#t1diabetes #t1d #twiist #t1dawareness #typeonediabetes

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little scoop ☀️ ☀️ ☀️

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Going into 27 surrounded by amazing friends and lots of good food, feeling very lucky💕

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My really sweet friends surprised me with crag cake today! It’s not for a few more days , but thank you, good lookin’ out, and I appreciate you very much :)

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Lead climbing Pocket Rocket in Moab…looks easy, like climbing a ladder…

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Canyonlands National Park Chesler Park Trail :)

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So far in 2026!

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