Jacob Hunter is a type 1 diabetic that ran collegiately in cross country and track for University of Virginia and won the high school cross country national championship in high school. He currently works for Omnipod and coaches for Hammer & Axe training which can be found at our “Interesting stuff for T1D’s Page.
Read MoreKatie Swanson has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for 20 years after being diagnosed at age six. She is a classically trained singer and violist who performed in a competitive collegiate a cappella group, and she currently works in marketing at Elmhurst University. Katie remains actively involved in the diabetes community, volunteering with organizations like Breakthrough T1D, and the American Diabetes Association , while continuing to advocate for awareness, research, and support for those living with Type 1 diabetes.
Read MoreDelaney Holtey is a former Division 1 Soccer player for University Of Iowa. She became a letterwinner in spring 2025, and is currently studying to get her doctorate as a chiropractor at Palmer College in Iowa.
Read MoreJayla Lowry is a type 1 diabetic from Seattle, Washington who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 10 years old.
Read MoreBri Carrasquillo is currently a women’s lacrosse coach at the University Of Vermont. She played women’s lacrosse collegiately at Yale and the University Of Oregon and currently captains the Puerto Rico women’s lacrosse national team. She was diagnosed in 2020 with T1D.
Read MoreSheridan Brummett is a Division I soccer player for William & Mary University. She was diagnosed with type 1 at 12 years old.
Read MoreGrace Jerrer was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at 7 years old. She currently is a cheerleader at Chapman University in California.
Read MoreKobi Thomas is a professional soccer player that plays for inter Miami.He was diagnosed at 10 years old. Kobi has travelled the world and managed his diabetes playing at the highest level. He now speaks about it and helps out those that go through the same adversity.
Read MoreKaitlyn Luckie is a 16 year old high school student who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 7.
Read MoreMarlee Fray is a division 1 soccer player that plays for UTSA (University Of Texas San Antonio) who was diagnosed at 2 1/2 years old.
Read MoreCaleb Fauria is a Division 1 football player at the University Of Colorado who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2019 as a junior in high school.
Read MoreAvani Ved is a nurse who diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 17 years ago.
Read MoreSam Schechtman is a type 1 diabetic from Ann Arbor Michigan who was diagnosed on Thanksgiving 1990 with type 1 diabetes. Since then Sam became the first graduate of the University Of Michigan’s Department of -Anesthesiologist’s head and neck- advanced airway management fellowship. Currently Sam is an avid runner and is an Anesthesiologist and an associate professor at the University Of Michigan Medicine and is also the president of The Society for Head And Neck Anesthesia (SHANA).
Read MoreChristian Nowtash (number 12) is a former college volleyball player who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 14.
Read MoreAmber Jackson is an NCAA Division 1 dual sport athlete in soccer and track at Oregon State University. She is from Susanville, California and was diagnosed at the age of 7 with type 1 diabetes;
Read MoreJaime Ferrer is a freshman division 1 baseball player for Florida State University. He was considered one of the best prospects in the country out of high school and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 3 years old. (Photo Credits to Florida State University Baseball).
Read MoreAllie Rock is a type 1 diabetic from Maryland who was diagnosed at the age of 3. She recently competed in the Miss Maryland USA pageant where she won best interview and she currently works in a broadcast studio at a children’s hospital where they make videos and shows for the patients.
Read MoreStephanie Weaver is a type 1 diabetic who was diagnosed in May and is also a mental health advocate and works for the American Diabetes Association.
Read MoreMarisa Warta is a senior at University Of Tennessee studying elementary education. She also enjoys photography and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes her senior year of high school 4 years ago.
Read MoreHarrison Clinton is a Type 1 diabetic from O’Fallon, Illinois Harrison participated on his high school cross country team and enjoys speaking about his type 1 diabetes to different organizations in his community.
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