Hello everyone welcome to episode 298 of the juice box

podcast on today's show you're going to be hearing from Shelby an adult with

type one diabetes who also has a child with type one. Please take a moment

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were becoming bold with insulin. All right, my name is Shelby. I am a parent of a child with type 1 diabetes,

and I also have type 1 diabetes myself,

and I was diagnosed as an adult.

So you were diagnosed when you were in your late 30s?

I was 38, about to turn 39, yes.

Okay, and how long ago was that?

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