Episode 26: The Wood - A true Coming of Age Story while living with Type One Diabetes

Join T1D Registry for Clinical Trials and Research Tune it to the amazing Telle (Chantelle). Diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at age 7, 17 years ago. This conversation is titled, The Wood due to the coming-of-age story Chantelle shares throughout this conversation that is literally the Diabetes version of the classic film. Chantelle grew up in rural NC where the closest hospital is literally 1 hour away. She is a singer, songwriter, producer and a mentee for The Recording Academy's Grammy U Mentorship program. A graduate of NC State that does a lot of work in social justice and disability just to help T1D's find representation and community because representation matters! Telle, didn't realize coming up that having higher blood sugar levels affected how she was emotionally or even perceived in certain settings and situations. In this conversation we speak immensely about doing things to get the general public to understand what it is that we feel and go through and is focusing a lot more today on helping insulin become accessible to all. In 2024 with her diabetes turning 17 and growing up and resenting diabetes, she just wants to express to the world that struggling with diabetes isn't the prettiest, but they will know that eventually it will be ok. Follow Chantelle on instagram Mentions: Dexcom Omnipod Medtronic