Kelly Rawlings

Kelly RawlingsKelly Rawlings
Type 1 Diabetes, 1973

“DOC contributor, public speaker, health writer, and my own pancreas for 38 years. Social media is an important tool to help us thrive with chronic conditions.”

Diabetic LivingKelly Rawlings

Kelly Rawlings has served as her own artificial pancreas for thirty eight years (and counting) during her life with Type 1 Diabetes. She regularly participates in the tudiabetes.org community and other online venues where people with Diabetes congregate. Check out her #diabetes Tweets at Twitter.com/KellyRawlings (search #bgnow, #bgwed, #sweatbetes, #dsma, and #BluntLancet). She speaks about (and demonstrates) living well with Diabetes to community and professional groups. Kelly has served on the planning committee and as a faculty member for Taking Control of Your Diabetes, Des Moines. She also is an advisory board member for Diabetes Social Media Advocacy.

 

The Girl’s Guide to Diabetes

Sysy MoralesSysy Morales of The Girl’s Guide to Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes, November 1994

“The Girl’s Guide to Diabetes seeks to empower women to live their best life with diabetes.”

The Girl’s Guide to Diabetes

The Girl’s Guide to Diabetes is written by Type 1 Diabetic, Sysy Morales with contributions from her Type 1 Diabetic sister, Ana Morales. Sysy is a wife, mother of twin toddlers, and a Diabetes Advocate and freelance writer. Ana is currently keeping busy as a second year studio art major at James Madison University. Their main goal is to help inspire and motivate others to take a proactive and empowered role in their Diabetes. They share their personal Diabetes journey, interview other diabetics, ask a lot of questions, and advocate on behalf of all people with Diabetes, especially women. They believe a positive attitude and a healthy emotional state are crucial to Diabetes management and they strive to speak openly about their experiences and highlight all of the wonderful things that can come out of a life lived with Diabetes.