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Stigma

As someone who knows nothing about experiencing life as a T1 child, but knowing a lot about feeling different for other reasons, I totally agree with the suggestions to look at social media. Peer groups of people the same age as you going through the same stuff can help a lot, particularly because you'll get tips and advice that you can relate to, rather than suggestions from us oldies... 🙂
 
And actor, James Norton:

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James Norton on Instagram: "Today Dexcom brought out their new CGM model, the G7. For most of you, the name Dexcom won’t mean much, and so this news is probably a bit meh. But for me and my fellow type 1 diabetics, this is huge CGM (constant glucos

22K likes, 372 comments - jginorton on October 5, 2022: "Today Dexcom brought out their new CGM model, the G7. For most of you, the name Dexcom won’t mean much, and so this news is probably a bit meh. But for me and my fellow type 1 diabetics, this is huge CGM (constant glucose monitoring)...
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You’re in good company @matildabonner 🙂
 
When I was growing up literally the only famous person I was aware of with T1 diabetes was Gary Mabbutt the England footballer, and that’s only because coincidentally he once went to the same school I went to.
 
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