Learn about what really matters to people living with diabetes around the world.
Insights, Stories & Perspectives
The #dedoc° blog features articles and opinion pieces written by our international network of diabetes advocates: the #dedoc° voices. From scientific conferences to the latest diabetes research and technology, from challenges faced by those living with diabetes to global disparities in healthcare, our #dedoc° voices cover it all.
Diabetes advocates wishing to contribute to the #dedoc° blog are welcome to submit a guest post using the link below.
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O.V.E.R.W.H.E.L.M.E.D!
Twenty-five years after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and feeling completely O.V.E.R.W.H.E.L.M.E.D!, this story reflects a journey from isolation to connection, from uncertainty to advocacy, and from tears of sadness to tears of joy.
Through the power of community, the diabetes online world, and opportunities provided through the #dedoc° scholarship program, one South African advocate discovered not only a global network of people who truly understood life with T1D, but also a passion for turning lived experience into action.
From attending international conferences to building local awareness initiatives and embracing the principle of #PayItForward, this is a story about finding belonging, purpose, and hope through community.