Alexis DeCicca

How Does Type 1 Diabetes Affect Your Daily Life? Alexis DeCicca

A book of short stories about loved ones who have passed and poems about diabetes and mental health. How to cope with loved ones going to heaven. SNEAK PEEK: The Cure: "Dream, believe, and hope, someday soon, life-changing for millions!... My Diabetes Educator:9 years ago I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I know what it's like to struggle with this disease daily, and I want to help people who have recently been diagnosed. I had a lot of help and support from my diabetes educator, Pat. She explained what diabetes was and how to manage it. She made it seem less scary. I couldn't stop crying. My mind was on one thought. I will have diabetes for the rest of my life. She calmed me down by showing me all the people like me.... I am a better person because of her advice. Diabetes felt like a jail sentence, but talking to her helped me see it as a part of who I am, and not necessarily a bad thing.... How To Choose The Right Endocrinologist or Diabetes Educator? You need to find an endocrinologist/Diabetes Educator that you feel comfortable with that doesn't judge you for a "bad" diabetes day, like my endo Dr. Arshad.