OUR TYPE 1 COMMUNITY

Three Decades with Type 1 Diabetes: A Story of Faith and Fight
Asalamoalikum, I am Chaudhry Usman Zaheer, and this is my journey with type 1 diabetes. I was just 9 years old in 1992 when it began. During our summer holidays

Redefining Life with Type 1 Diabetes: A Journey of Strength, Self-Belief, & Power of Words
The journey starts with a 13-year-old boy who gets diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. This 8th-grader had never heard anything about diabetes except “Somebody lost his limbs to diabetes” or

Happy Go Lucky
Hi, I am Zuhad, I’m 30 years old, YES, THE BIG 30, IT’S HERE. I was diagnosed in 1996 when I was 4 years old. I’ve been living with type

Be proud of yourself when you keep going!
“Special” in my school of thought is a special with patience more than the average normal human being, having integrity, determination, strength, perseverance, tolerance, and above all having built a

A journey from idealism to reality
Hey, my name is Iman. I am 19 years old. I was diagnosed with a life altering condition called type one diabetes in January 2019. I’ve battled severe anxiety and

Life’s Sweet with Diabetes!
My name is Hira Khan, and I have been living with type 1 diabetes for 18 years. As a psychologist, I strive to be a strong and valuable member of

From Despair to Triumph: A Journey of Hope
I am Muhammad Zubair Farooqi, and my life changed forever in 2017 when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. The journey began with a terrifying diagnosis that saw me

T1D Warrior Embraces Resilience
Once upon a time, in a quiet small town, lived a vibrant and adventurous young boy named A-R. Osama. He excelled in studies, games, cars, sports, and traveling, and aspired

Diabetes: A curse or a Blessing?
I am Hubban Khan, an undergraduate at NED University of Engineering and Technology and living with Type 1 Diabetes for the past 9 years. I was diagnosed with type 1

Owning The Diabetes Victory
Bairum was always a chubby kid, to begin with, but It all started in the year 2003. His family & he had gone for summer vacations to New York, USA.

Unstoppable Trekking Victory with Diabetes
A girl managed to trek to the highest point of Kashmir, destroying all the socially built taboos for the people living with diabetes. Sobia Syed, one of the peer leaders

My Tale of Diabetes in the Era of Unacceptance
My diabetes diagnosis came during the summer of 1996. I had turned 15 a few weeks earlier and the telltale signs had started creeping in a little before then. Things

Catering Type 1 and Pity as Power
I am Ansah Amir with 25 years of age and live in Lahore, Pakistan. In my family, I was the first one to get diagnosed with Type1, that too, at