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REAL PEOPLE. REAL T1D.

Not superheroes.
Not tragedies.

Just people living complicated, funny, ordinary, ambitious lives—with diabetes along for the ride.

Stories are waiting for genuine contributors.

The profiles below demonstrate the future editorial format. They are clearly labelled demos because Glucose Gossip Hub will never invent a person, diagnosis, interview, photograph or testimonial.

APPROVED REAL STORY · Kenya

Grace’s Story — When Insulin Is Out of Reach

Told by: Parent

Grace was a young woman from Kirinyaga who had been living with Type 1 diabetes for about seven or eight years. She was diagnosed while she was still in high school.

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APPROVED REAL STORY · Kenya

When No One Thinks to Check for Type 1 Diabetes

Told by: Relative/Cousin

In my own family, I have seen how easy it is for Type 1 diabetes to be missed when people do not expect children to have diabetes.

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STORY SUBMISSIONS

More lived experience stories will be added with permission.

The demonstration profiles below are editorial placeholders, not real people.

Demo profile: University life →Demo profile: Work and T1D →Demo profile: Relationships →
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