Your Diagnosis
Doesn't Define
Your Story

T1D Stories features honest conversations with people living with Type 1 Diabetes — and doing it on their own terms. Athletes, artists, parents, entrepreneurs. People who don’t let T1D shrink their world.

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Every Win Counts.
Every Story Matters.

Living with T1D means making hundreds of decisions every day that most people never have to think about. It’s hard. And it’s also just… life.

That’s why we started T1D Stories — to have honest conversations with people navigating the everyday realities of T1D while continuing to pursue the things that matter most to them.

People who are figuring it out, pushing forward, and refusing to let their diagnosis define them.

Recent Episodes

This episode features BJ Garceau, a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter from Bangor, Maine. BJ is another great example of how having type 1…
This episode features Lorrie King, a public school teacher from Maine who taught for 46 years before retiring recently. Lorrie marked 50 years of…
This episode features Michael Underwood, a professional ice hockey player with the Maine Mariners, a minor league team affiliated with the Boston Bruins. Michael…

Real Stories, Actionable Insights

"Diabetes is something that elicits a lot of decision-making throughout the day. Learning how to make small but hard decisions from a young age can be very transformative — in how you look at challenges and the unknown and being willing to take on risks where you might fail, because you know that even if you do, you'll learn from them."

Emilee Herringshaw

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"What little Hannah needed, I think, if I could go back, was to see first off that she wasn't the only one — and that diabetes did not mean the end of the life that I wanted to live."

Hannah Gonzalez

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"My kids are part of my diabetes. They already know when I'm not feeling well. They celebrate all the things that I am able to accomplish as a person with type 1 diabetes. And resilience is something they have learned too."

Monica Gonzalez

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T1D Stories are built on real voices — and we’re always looking for the next one. If you’re living with Type 1 Diabetes and open to sharing your story, we’d love to have a conversation.