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 |  | | How has diabetes touched your life, Andrea?
Because of how diabetes has impacted you, we wanted to tell you about Lynn. She’s lived with type 1 diabetes for the last 50 years and is thankful for the huge advances in diabetes care and management that have occurred during that time to help her live a full, healthy life. | | “This year is a big milestone for me - 50 years living with type 1."
 This year was a huge milestone for me…50 years living with T1D. I was diagnosed in 1967 when I was six years old and in kindergarten. I remember being in the hospital for ten days, not being able to have my three siblings come visit me, and remember the nurses teaching my mom how to give a shot by practicing on an orange. Once discharged, I remember my mom boiling my glass syringes, drawing up beef or pork insulin, and having me leave specimens of urine so she could approximate my blood glucose level. Wow, have times changed!
Fortunately, 50 years later, I’m healthy with very minimal complications from diabetes. I’ve had lots of highs and lows in my life (literally) but have never let diabetes define who I am. I have a positive outlook, a sense of humor, and am grateful for all I have. Yes, there are days when having diabetes really stinks, but I’m human and allow myself those days. I never forget that things could be worse. I am blessed to have a wonderful family and great friends. I’ve been married for 26 years and have 3 beautiful children...and a much loved dog, Bella. I also have an awesome team of doctors.
I am excited about the future of diabetes research because, as a child, I was told that within my lifetime I would live to see a cure for diabetes. I realize we are not there yet, but all this research has led to some amazing new discoveries and technology. Each day that passes, we are one day closer to a cure!”
| | | Lynn’s experience illustrates the huge advances we’ve made thanks to research, awareness, education, and advocacy. Just think, from boiling syringes to a state of the art insulin pump.
Andrea, with your support we will continue to fight and move toward a day when this disease no longer exists. Please make your year-end donation – your gift will be matched by our national strategic partner, NRG® Energy, Inc., up to campaign total of $100,000. Please don’t wait, we only have until MIDNIGHT on Sunday to meet this goal.
Thanks again for helping to improve the lives of people living with diabetes. |  |
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NRG® Energy, Inc., has generously agreed to donate a minimum of $100,000 to this campaign
Donations or contributions to Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes®, Tour de Cure®, or other special event fundraising campaigns do not qualify for this challenge. 
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