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Interview – Diabetes in My Back Pocket: A 65-Year Journey with Type 1

Interview – Diabetes in My Back Pocket: A 65-Year Journey with Type 1

Judith Jones Ambrosini is the oldest person I know with type 1 diabetes, and she’s probably had it longer than anyone I know. When I was beginning to make my mark in diabetes, she was already in the thick of it. She’s been a board member with the American Diabetes Association (ADA), a board member of DESA (Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association), a journalist who wrote for many diabetes magazines, a professional chef and caterer who taught nutrition, she volunteered at Children with Diabetes’ conferences for more than twenty years, and taught Tai Chi at TCOYD (Taking Control of Your Diabetes) conferences in San Diego. When I first met Judith, thirty odd years ago, she blared at me something I’ve never forgotten: “You’re using the poor man’s pump!,” while looking at my syringe trying to convert me. Alas, she never did, but I loved her passion and commitment to helping others. At 83, Judith tells it like it is, then and now, and shares a few wild stories in-between. 

Diabetes Research Connection – The Savvy Diabetic Series, Part 1: Living with Type 1 Diabetes Since 1965

Diabetes Research Connection – The Savvy Diabetic Series, Part 1: Living with Type 1 Diabetes Since 1965

More adults are reaching older age with type 1 diabetes (T1D) than ever before, yet research, hospital care, and long-term support systems have not kept pace with their needs. Joanne Milo, diagnosed in 1965, is pushing for change through advocacy, research discussions, and her platform T1Dto100. As the population of older adults living with T1D grows, she argues that the health care system must respond with better data, better training, and better infrastructure.

T1DStrong – Aging with Type 1 Diabetes: Joanne Milo on Research Gaps and Systems Reform

T1DStrong – Aging with Type 1 Diabetes: Joanne Milo on Research Gaps and Systems Reform

More adults are reaching older age with type 1 diabetes (T1D) than ever before, yet research, hospital care, and long-term support systems have not kept pace with their needs. Joanne Milo, diagnosed in 1965, is pushing for change through advocacy, research discussions, and her platform T1Dto100. As the population of older adults living with T1D grows, she argues that the health care system must respond with better data, better training, and better infrastructure.