Not-for-profit program that connects and empowers Diabetes Advocates
Lorraine Sisto of This is Caleb…
Son; Type 1 Diabetes, January 2007
“Lorraine is the Mother of three children, the second of which, Caleb, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of three.”
Lorraine Sisto is the Mother of three children, the second of which is Caleb. Caleb has been living with Type 1 Diabetes since the age of three. Lorraine shares the stories of his life to increase awareness of the disease and to advocate for, support and be supported by others who are affected by it.
Karen Graffeo of Bitter~Sweet
Type 1 Diabetes, December 1979
“I advocate online and off, and blog about life with Diabetes – the ups, downs, and everything in between. Because life with Diabetes isn’t all bad!”
Karen has lived with Type 1 since December 1979. She spent much of her teens and early adulthood ignoring it. In 2008 she was struggling with the idea of going on an insulin pump, turned to Google and discovered the Diabetes On-Line Community. She immediately knew she wanted to be a part of it and soon created her blog, Bitter~Sweet, about the ups and downs of life with Diabetes.
Bill Woods of 1 Happy Diabetic
Type 1 Diabetes, December 1988
“1 Happy Diabetic is video content based site that promotes creating a positive attitude with your Diabetes. ‘It’s All About Your Attitude!’”
In College Bill went on to play Division II football at Bentley University in Waltham Massachusetts. At Bentley University Bill excelled in athletics and academics. Bill was Vice President of Bentley’s Marketing Association, Student Government Academic Affairs officer, Member of the Bentley Leadership Council, and Health Services Student Representative. He graduated on the President’s List with a Marketing Degree in 2002.
Bill was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of eight, at Uconn Medical Health Center. Bill has over 22 years of personal Type 1 Diabetes experience. His passion for Diabetes awareness and positive encouragement for other people with Diabetes has been his personal mission.
Bill made his first video on living with Diabetes in 2007. Since that time Bill has become the most recognized Diabetic Vlogger on the internet. With Bill’s positive attitude and creativeness his videos have surpassed over 500,000 views. His videos have been featured on multiple Diabetes sites including, TuDiabetes.org, Diabeticconect.com, DiabeticRockstar.com, WebMD, DiabetesDaily.com, ChildrenwithDiabetes.com, and many more.
Bill is the founder of 1HappyDiabetic.com a website that encourages people with Diabetes to live a happy and healthy diabetic life. 1HappyDiabetic.com is a social website for people with Diabetes and family members to share their Diabetes experiences and learn from each other. 1HappyDiabetic’s motto is that “it’s all about your attitude,” a place where you can find a friend with Diabetes.
Bill was awarded the 2009 TuDiabetes.org Creative Mind award voted on by the diabetic online community. His award winning videos for “Making Sense of Diabetes” led the way in spreading awareness of diabetes through internet video creation.
Bill Woods is a member of the Diabetes Online Community. He has an active role in the Diabetes Hands Foundation’s Diabetes Advocate program. The Diabetes Advocate program includes diabetes bloggers and diabetes online communities working together to conduct outreach programs.
Bill’s “Real Stories” video is featured on the Global Diabetes Handprint foundation website. This foundation is designed to bring people touched by Diabetes together. The Global Diabetes Handprint Foundation is sponsored by OneTouch.
Bill is the proud President of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Young Leadership Committee focusing on networking, social events, and fundraising for research to cure Diabetes.
Former host of diabeticfeed, a podcast about diabetes and diabetes research. Former dlife.com contributor. Former non-profit executive. Now? Plotting. Author of ThePerfectD T1 since 1983. Wife since 2007. Mom since 2011. Perfect since never. … Learn More...
