Theresa Hastings
I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in September 1998. For years, I went through cycles of burn out. Until 2014, I knew no other person with type 1. In a serendipitous series of events, I came across a woman in my local mom facebook group who was searching for an endocrinologist. Through our conversation, I discovered she also had type 1 and had navigated pregnancies like I had. She introduced me to DiabetesSisters and I jumped head-first into volunteering and building a DiabetesSisters PODS group in Denver, CO. DiabetesSisters introduced me to the DIY Diabetes/Nightscout world in 2016. In 2017, I built my first Loop app and never looked back. I have not experienced diabetes burnout since finding the DiabetesSisters and DIY diabetes communities. Connection and community is the key. For that reason, I have dedicated my free time to building and sharing the DIY diabetes community with anyone who will listen. I am excited for what the future holds in diabetes technology and am honored to be a part of pushing for patient-led progress through DIY technology.
since 1998
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