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Diagnosed at the age of twelve, I remember worrying more about the fact that I was in hospital, over the fact that I had just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Thankfully with the support of my family and friends, alongside the wonderful doctors and nurses, my week there flew by, learning a lot of brand new information along the way. It was when I went back to school, that diabetes became a bit of a concern. 

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Like everyone else who is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, stuff like puberty, exams, even simply going for a night out with friends started to cause stress. Till I found the Maltese Diabetes Association Children's Summer Camp and started meeting other children who, like myself, were struggling with the same issues. 

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I got involved with the local diabetes association ever since, volunteering in events and even aided in the organisation of an international exchange. In 2018, I was lucky enough to be nominated to go to Czech Republic for IDF Europe's Leadership Camp. It was the first time I travelled alone, and the first time I met people from different countries living with diabetes. Saying I've learnt a lot would be an understatement. 

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Now I want to share my sweet life of living with diabetes with you! With the hope that my life journey could help out with yours, whether you're a person living with type 1 diabetes or not. 

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Did Women's Day make me the woman I am today?

  • Writer: tinas_typeone
    tinas_typeone
  • Mar 7, 2021
  • 2 min read

Exactly 9 years ago today on the 8th of March 2012, I was discharged from hospital and thrown into a new life filled with constant daily decisions, injections, and a whole lot of self-management. As an indecisive, carefree twelve-year-old this was a harder pill to swallow than the diagnosis in itself. Knowing that I had to report back to school the next day without my family or parents being there to support my insulin-taking decisions and moreover, to remind me to even take my insulin or test my blood glucose made it all the more difficult.


The day I was discharged ironically coincided with Women's Day and exactly nine years ago today, despite still entering teenagehood, I truly did become a woman. Diabetes brought with it an entirely new lifestyle and I believe it also provided me with a new outlook on certain aspects of life. Whereas before my diagnosis I couldn't make a decision for the life of me, I was then taking decisions that could potentially spare my life. I also instantaneously learnt to become more responsible by carrying around all necessary medication, emergency items and anything ancillary to that. Most importantly, I came to realise how every person has and fights their own battle on a daily basis and perhaps even in a hidden manner. As a twelve-year-old just beginning the prime of her life, I suppose that's a lot to comprehend.


Today on Women's Day, nine years later, I want to shed light on all the powerful and wonderful women living with diabetes, who face this constant battle on a day-to-day basis and may not show it. People living with diabetes make up to 180 diabetes-related decisions, many of which could be life-threatening. If that isn't strength, I don't know what is. I want to take this opportunity to thank all the admirable women who inspire and encourage me on a daily basis. Most importantly I want to thank all the women advocating towards making the world an easier, safer and more welcoming environment for people living with diabetes.


You truly are the unsung heroes.


Happy Women's Day to some of the strongest people I know!




Tina x


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