Chronically Will Podcast - Type One Diabetes

On this episode of Chronically Will Podcast we get to hear from the amazing Keeratdeep. Keerat comes to us from Delhi, India and was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes 20 years ago at the young age of 10. Yes, she has been learning, living and thriving with diabetes for the last 2 decades. Diabetes sort of grew up with her.

Through this conversation Keerat speaks fondly about her loved ones that have been there with her along th...

On this episode you will hear from Michelle @michelle_jako Michelle visits us from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Michelle was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes in 2012 at 13 years young, while in the 7th grade. In this conversation Michelle tells us about how diabetes makes you

grow up fast and as a young teen when you're told to do certain things how you know as a youth that nothing can stop you.

She recalls her mom not knowing if it wa...

On this episode we get to hear from Dr. Allison Ong, also known as Allie. Allie comes to us from southern California. Allie was diagnosed with T1D at 11 years young, almost 18 years ago. After falling ill and getting a glucose tolerance test, which she passed, six months later she was in full blown DKA with a blood sugar greater than 1,500 mg/dl. Soon to be heading to middle school she learned and began to care for her own diabete...

On this episode we celebrate Steven Cannady!

Steven was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at age 13, 21 years ago. Steven is a graduate of the North Carolina Central University!

He has been married for 5 years, loves traveling with his wife (Nia) all athletics, hanging with his crew and ran the NYC Marathon in 2024 and is prepping to run the Chicago Marathon in 2025 and NYC Marathon again in 2025!

When Steven got to college, he...

Neo (Nayo) comes to us all the way from The Freestate, South Africa.

Neo was diagnosed with T1D 6 years ago at 15. When she was diagnosed, it was the first time she had ever heard of Type One Diabetes.

Now Neo is an advocate for T1D. During our conversation she speaks heavily about how difficult it is for people to understand what living with diabetes is because they can't resonate with it unless they are actually livi...

In episode, we feature Dr. Nicole Videla, EdD. instagram.com/nikovid3la/

Dr Nikki is a mother, wife, and an educator in higher education in the New York area for over 17 years. Recently, Dr. Nikki and family relocated from New York to Charlotte.

Dr Nikki was diagnosed with Type Diabetes 10 years ago at the age of 33. Initially misdiagnosed, she was unaware of the signs of diabetes. Before her diagnosis, she held many stereotypes...

@chronicallywillpodcast Season 2, Episode 75, Bags of Fun w/ @ladadiabeticb
Betsy lives with LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) Type 1.5 diabetes.
Betsy was originally misdiagnosed at age 22 in 2008. Betsy has been conquering T1D (LADA) for 17 years!
At the time of diagnosis, she was playing competitive soccer.
Betsy admires young people that live with diabetes and their prowess with sharing their diabetes tech...

First thing first, there are barriers for everyone living with T1D to be their best. Imagine this, with modern

technology and medicine you were able to view how people across the world managed T1D but you and the community you serve every single day are fighting, struggling, traveling afar on foot and by bike to not only get the insulin you

need but to also give insulin to other warriors in need. This is life with T1D in Uganda and ...

Earl steps up to the mic from Cape Town, South Africa!

Earl is a self-taught musician (from keys, to strings etc.) and came of age during the greatest era of hip hop and at a time in South Africa there were many messages in music around oppression and apartheid and such. Earl is a hip-hop head.

Earl was diagnosed with T1D in 2012 at the age of 26 while in the U.S. He is a husband, a cat-dad and the youngest of 3.

Earl works in ...

On this episode we get to hear from Bernetta @bernettastyle

Bernetta is a wife of 21 years and the mother to 3 amazing children.

Bernetta was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes 10 years ago at 38.

She is a graduate of Alabama State with a degree in Marketing and is a

content creator that has worked with Disney and Steve Harvey. Bernetta is also a published author and founder of a nonprofit. Her nonprofit, Knighten Project provides ...

On this episode we continue our travels around the world and visit Delhi, India to have a chat with Anurati. Anurati was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at the young age of 15, almost 12 years ago.

Today you can follow Anurati as she journals her life living with T1D over Instagram.

Anurati works as a counseling psychologist in the T1D community. She also manages multiple social media accounts. One of her greatest joys is...

Toni calls in from China. Toni has lived in China now for 6 years. She went to China for University.

Originally from the Bahamas Toni was diagnosed T1D in 2013 at the age of 14.

After high school she decided to move to China knowing how easily accessible insulin is, plus she was familiar with China.

Her grandfather is from China. Toni has recently turned 26. In the Bahamas all diabetes care supplies are 100% covered until 18 and...

On this episode we travel to Miami by way of Argentina so you will hear from my good friend Evelyn. Evy was diagnosed T1D in 2003 at 9 years young.

Evy has a dog walking business and is a recent college graduate in biology!! Evy got her first pump at 9 and truly had no clue what she was doing but had to self-manage. With her mom being an immigrant from Argentina, there were great barriers in understanding the language of dia...

@chronicallywillpodcast Season 2 Episode 68: Capital T (Trauma) & Align Your Wellness w/ @deeksha.dev_t1d
On this episode you will hear from Deeksha. Deeksha was diagnosed T1D on World Diabetes Day Nov 14, 2000, at age 4.

She is a trained Psychologist that works with People living with Diabetes, especially caregivers.
This year she started her own organization - Align Your Wellness Foundation that will focus on mental ...

On this episode we take a trip halfway around the world with Thando. Thando is from Johannesburg, South Africa.

She is 27 years old and was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes on November 11, 2022. She is in her toddler stages of living with T1D.

During her diagnosis she was in a coma for 2-3 days. Her grandmom knew something was wrong and was persistent that she gets checked out.

After her diagnosis her parents did want her t...

On this episode we will hear from Evita. Evita was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes in 1995 at 14 years old and has been living with T1D for 29 years. She is a mother of 3 and is a RN for almost 20 years, and works with people

with chronic disease management and case management and is currently on a track towards her doctorate.

At the age of 12 her father passed, and her family moved from Florida to Virginia. This was such a pivotal ...

On this episode you will hear from Qiana Drew . Qiana was Diagnosed with Type One Diabetes, 4 days shy of her 21st birthday. Her daughter Lily was more recently diagnosed right before turning 10, 3 years ago.

Qiana is an artist in many aspects and realms such as singing, acting, dancing and public speaking. As a kid she wanted to be a singer, dancer model but at 5 years old when the pediatrician told her to look at her mom'...

On this episode you will hear from Maria. Let me jump right into the show's title, Lucky 777's with Maria...

Maria was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at 7 years young. Her sister that is 3 years younger than Maria was diagnosed when Maria was 10, yes at 7 years young. That's not it! Maria's half-sister that lives in Puerto Rico, whom is 1 1/2 years younger than her sister was diagnosed, 1 1/2 years after, at you got it...7 years...