Medical professionals living with type 1 diabetes can see health struggles from their patients perspectives and provide counseling based on personal experience.
Nick Jonas participated in a panel called Crushing: The Burden of Diabetes on Patients at SXSW on Monday. He was diagnosed at 13, just as his career with the Jonas Brothers was taking off.
Libby Lashansky is an inspiration for living this long, and well, with type 1 diabetes, say experts. She attributes her longevity to common sense and going against her doctors’ orders.