Chronically Will Podcast - Type One Diabetes

On this episode we will hear from Alisha was born and raised in NJ and has a passion for the arts. Initially she wanted to be a medical doctor but got to college and got burnt out from all the science classes. Today Alisha owns a small PR Firm, Alishamoniquepr.com where she works with women in small, owned businesses. She does this intentionally to help champion women. She is also currently an adj...

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...

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 t...

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 ye...

On this episode we get to travel with Tsega. Tsega has been living with T1D for 25 years and doesn't know a life without it. Tsega is from both the Boston area and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Her mother is from near Philadelphia and her father from Ethiopia. She spent her early childhood in both places but would travel to visit and stay with her mom's family in the US. Ahead of her 9th birthday...

On this episode we will hear from Chelcie Rice . Chelcie was born and raised in Toccoa, Georgia, the same place where James Brown's career began and also where the HBO series Band of Brothers took place. Chelcie was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 1988-89 at 25. He began having the typical symptoms of frequent urination and weight loss. His roommate at the time noticed it all and asked him t...

On this episode we get to hear from ⁠ Shanell ⁠. First thing first, this Love Story must be shared. In June 2023, Shanell was given another chance at life because of her husband gifting his kidney to a complete stranger. Love is EVERYTHING!! Shanell was diagnosed with T1D on November 1st, 2001, the day after Halloween at only 12 years old and believes it made her who she is today, strong. Shanell...

Keisha is the mother of Savannah. Savannah was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes in 2019 at 5 years young. For the first few years of her daughter's diagnosis Keisha searched for community, specifically for people that looked like herself and Savannah because that representation truly matters. One of her first obstacles was figuring out how she would care for/manage her daughter while she was i...

DeeDee has a story to tell, and we should all take time out to listen! Destiny, age 21 was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at the young age of 2. October 2025 will make officially 20 years that she has lived with T1D. I say officially because it is believed that even before her formal diagnosis that she was showing symptoms upwards of a year beforehand. Even as an infant she had received a bunch...

On this episode you will hear from Kyle Banks. Kyle is the founder and CEO of Kyler Cares foundation, which focus is on improving health outcomes of people of color living with Type One Diabetes. Kyle was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes in 2015 while performing in the Lion King on Broadway and at the time he was in the best shape of his life. When diagnosed his family didn't understand the in...

On this episode you will hear from Chloe . Chloe was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at 9 years young, 17 years ago. Chloe recalls her first finding out she had diabetes and has good memories but also understands that diabetes was a big growing and learning moment for her. Her mom, being an early education director learned as much as she could to help Chloe along this journey. It became their jou...

On this episode we are shared everything from education, mental health therapies, guidance and support from my friend Taylor aka Taylorbetic . Taylor was originally diagnosed at 15, as a sophomore in high school as a Type 2 diabetic and went almost a year without insulin while being told to eat less and exercise more. She listened to her doctors, and it did not help as she stayed consistent at 300...

On this episode we will hear from Tiffany . Tiffany as was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at the age of 1. After a bout with a cold and given penicillin, shortly after she was frail, sick, with frequent soaked diapers and was next diagnosed with T1D. Diabetes is all Tiffany knows. She has never experienced or known a life without diabetes. She has great respect for the doctors that diagnosed her...

On this episode you will hear from Jordan. Jordan was diagnosed T1D on October 15, 1993, at the age of 7, 31 years ago. She doesn't remember a life without diabetes. She does recall her diagnoses and her parents being tearful but her being so young, she was unable to conceptualize what it meant. On her first day back to school she did a presentation with her mom on Type One Diabetes. This included...

On this episode you will hear from Bridget. Bridget is a Registered and Licensed Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) and has been living with Type One Diabetes for almost 16 years. Bridget was diagnosed with T1D in 2009 at the age of 17 and going into her senior year of high school. In the beginning, at home with her parents was a lot helpful, where in college and o...

On this episode you will get to know Nyasha. Nyasha is community youth worker that lives with type one diabetes. She is strengthened in her diagnosis and how she needs to take care of self. Nyasha lives with multiple diagnosis and feels as though life happens and unwinds and it is a lot of coming back to the drawing board with diabetes, but she shares that its ok to start over and build new and be...

On this episode you will hear from the perspective of Chase , a 16-year-old mature, young man. He is a man amongst boys! Chase was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes thirteen years ago at the young age of three. Today he is sixteen, and a junior in high school that loves basketball and is in a dual enrollment program studying engineering and robotics. Chase learned how to count carbs by the age of 4...

On this episode you will hear from Shari (pronounced Shara). Shari was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes in 2022 at the age of 33. Ahead of being diagnosed and still today she does everything to keep her mind and body clean and healed. To get this diagnosis was a great shock to her and her medical team. Today she understands that T1D is a lifelong journey, even being diagnosed with diabetes has mad...

During recording of this episode Rae is 35 years young and lives with Graves' disease, Type One Diabetes and Psoriasis, all of which are autoimmune diseases. Rae was diagnosed with T1D at the age of 22 and this year her diabetes becomes a teenager. Rae was determined during her diagnosis to keep herself at her best! She was originally misdiagnosed as type 2 and given metformin only and they realiz...

One person can change the world @td1_star On this episode you will be enlightened, enriched and receive the gift that is Justat Kajuju. Justar is from and lives in Kenya. She was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes 7 years ago. Her dad has lived with diabetes for over 20 years. Justat wants to help impact young people and give them hope on living with Diabetes. Justat is a researcher in diabetes and...

On this episode you will hear from Monique. Monique was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes in 1972 at ten years young. After her diagnosis she stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks. The spring before diagnosis she remembers spending all her money at the fair on lemonade. By the summer her father noticed her drinking a ton and frequenting the bathroom, but he chalked it up to it being summer. After a fa...

On this episode you will hear from ⁠Ciara⁠ . ⁠Ciara⁠ is a dancer and choreographer from Chicago. She also is big in to visual artist and doing hair as well. She was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at 9 years young after her grandmom who is a nurse recognized some signs. Her grandmom took her to one hospital and then her mom took her to another. After diagnosis, she asked "Why her" and was upset t...

In this episode you will hear from Julian @over_the_hillz_ Julian is the recent recipient of a duo-of pancreas and kidney. Julian was the first and only person in his county (Orange County, California) to receive a dual transplant. This second chance at life Julian is doing his all to not only help himself heal but the world moving forward! Julian was diagnosed with diabetes at 14 and from the mom...

On this episode we get to have a conversation with Dominique. Dom has been living with diabetes for 20 years, diagnosed at age 7. No one in her family knew what diabetic symptoms were, as she remembers getting sick and being lethargic. Her grandmom told her mom to not wait to take her to the hospital. When she got to the hospital and they withdrew blood, little Dom fainted! Her blood sugar was 825...

On this episode I'm going to all him to introduce himself...his name is Omar! Omar was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes only weeks before his 20th birthday. O is from Bronx, NY. Coming up he admits that he didn't know much about his family history. He grew up relatively healthy as an athlete and played baseball, basketball and football regularly. By sharing is story of living with diabetes...