Today marks six months since my dad passed away. He was 74, on dialysis, and living with the long-term effects of Diabetes. Helping him through it showed me both the miracles and heartbreaks of modern medicine—how hope can feel like a gift and a burden at the same time. I’ve realized I don’t want to …

I’ve been living with Diabetes since I was 11 years old. That’s 34 years of finger pricks, carb counting, highs and lows — and a lot of life in between. Here’s the thing: there comes a point when you have to understand that you are not your disease.T1D is part of your life, yes, but it …