Mary has lived with type 1 diabetes (T1D) for 56 years, and was diagnosed when she was 12 years old. She wrote something that captures what milestone years in her life have looked like while managing #T#t1d At 16 a young girl waits for a good date. But no date, the only high was some glucose number. At 21 here’s your fun of a cocktail But mine was just the whole bottle of O. J. At 30 a career was offered, But nothing met the payback a glucometer gave. At 40 came glucose tablets to beat the orange juice chugs. At 50 the food got better, stevia beat out sweet&low by a mile. At 60 there were zoom support groups who made you feel included with love among like minded. At 68 I even eat the cake. We want to hear from YOU this month! If you’d like to share your story, send us an email at [email protected] and you might just spot yourself on our Social Media Channels! #ForwardAs1 #NDAM