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Diagnosed in 2001.
I feel that I can’t try any harder to manage this condition than I already am, and yet I feel like I’m failing every single day.
As a teenager Katie started having daily panic attacks brought on by managing her type 1 diabetes. Learning that she isn’t alone in the challenges she faces by talking to others with diabetes has helped her come to terms with living with the condition.