Hi, my name is Cherise Shockley. I was diagnosed with LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adult) at the age of 23. When I was diagnosed, I was a newlywed and my husband was stationed in Iraq. I was alone and didn’t know anyone with Type 1 or LADA. I turned to the internet in search for answers and understanding but there wasn’t enough information for people that are living with LADA. A few years after my diagnoses I became insulin dependent and that’s when I found TuDiabetes.org; I realized I wasn’t a lone. I found my voice and the voices of others living with all types of diabetes.
I blog about my life with diabetes at Diabetic_Iz_Me and a featured diabetes blogger on Diabetesdaily.com. I began blogging about diabetes in hopes to inspire others and help other People with Diabetes. I started DSMA to bring the community together for a once a week chat about all things diabetes, support, awareness and education as a way to give back to the Diabetes Community and show how powerful social media can be for people with diabetes, their family members and other advocates. I am an Army wife, Diabetes Advocate, the face behind @diabetessocmed, moderator of the Diabetes Social Media Advocacy (#dsma) twitter chat. I’m an employee of Roche Diagnostic-CoaguChek. The views expressed here are my personal views and not my employers.
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