Episode 22: California Dreaming

Join T1D Registry to aide in diabetes research HELP T1D'sOn this episode we are gifted Anais. Anais was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at 15 years young. She also has a nephew that is 10 & he was diagnosed at 22 mos.Anais greatly remembers life before her T1D diagnosis. This year marks her 12th year letting diabetes ride this journey called life with her.Since age 8 she has loved soccer and today plays club soccer and professionally.Her love for her family is second to none and she enjoys every moment she can to celebrate with them.Her friends that showed up in the hospital during her diagnosis are still equally her support sisters today!After two weeks of symptoms, she came to her mom and told her that "This is diabetes." One of her soccer teammates moms was an endocrinologist and told her mom that she should check for diabetes due to her weight loss, tiredness, shortness of breath etc.Her mom checked her blood sugar and then told her that the machine did not work. Later on, her mom told her that it was over 600! Then she told her mom, let's go to the hospital! The diagnosis was a great relief because after going to the hospital and getting her diagnosis and insulin, she spent her first night in a while without having to continuously go to the bathroom and drink nonstop!Although the diagnosis was transformative as a high school student it didn't quite hit her hard until she was in college. On the day a cure is here she will first contact her sister and nephew to celebrate with them!Soon Anais will begin her PHD studies to continue aiding in the research and opportunities for people living with diabetesFollow Anais on Instagram Anais Instagram