Sarah Jackson
Nothing was scarier than diagnosis at the age of ten. Learning to give myself insulin shots, being different. I never wanted to be known as disabled. I struggled. When I was 20 I decided I needed to change and do whatever I could to live as long and healthy a life as possible. I got my first CGM at 30, my first insulin pump at 32. Now at 35 and 25 years of diabetes I am hopeful for my future. I still have bad days, I am human. But I keep trying, keep adapting to all the variables.
I am proud to wear the label of disabled and to speak up for diabetes education. I am in the middle of what I hope will be a wonderful HR career, spent in service to the whole person. That is how I lead and that is how I live every day with type 1.
since 1998
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