Lily

Nevada 2025

Age: Age: | Age at T1D diagnosis: diagnosis:

  Age: 15 Age at T1D diagnosis: 1 Lily was diagnosed with T1D in 2011 at only 19 months old! She doesn’t let T1D stop her from doing anything; for […] Read More

Joy

Nevada 2023

Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 9

Joy describes herself as “a very busy person” and she definitely is! She participates in piano club, winter color guard, Girl Scouts, student council, […] Read More

Leah

Nevada 2023

Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 14

Leah was diagnosed with T1D in April of 2022, which she describes as the biggest challenge of her life. Leah hit the ground running […] Read More

Ashby

Nevada 2019

Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10

Though Ashby was diagnosed with T1D in 2015, she and her family were no strangers to the disease, as her grandmother, great-grandmother, two […] Read More

Charley

Nevada 2019

Age: 14 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 8

Charley claims she is an ordinary teenage girl, but her attitude toward living with T1D makes her quite extraordinary. Since she was diagnosed […] Read More

Erick

Nevada 2017

Age: 15 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 9

As one half of ‘Two Against 1,’ a fundraising team of siblings with T1D, fifteen-year-old Erick is a busy young man. Diagnosed in […] Read More

Logan

Nevada 2017

Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 12

After Logan was diagnosed with T1D, he wondered if he would have to give up his favorite activities. But when he learned his […] Read More

Oaklie

Nevada 2017

Age: 12 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 10

Like her older brother, Erick, Oaklie is passionate about helping JDRF find a cure for T1D. A JDRF Youth Ambassador and JDRF speaker, […] Read More

Blake

Nevada 2015

Age: 14 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 8

Blake’s passions are diverse: playing classic rock on his guitar (Metallica, the Beatles and Oingo Boingo are among his favorite bands), collecting new, […] Read More

Juno

Nevada 2015

Age: 5 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 11 months

When Juno was 11 months old, she was the youngest person in the state of Nevada with T1D. Now, a confident kindergartener, […] Read More

Kendall

Nevada 2015

Age: 13 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 1

Honor roll student and JDRF Speakers Bureau member Kendall’s true passion is basketball. As a starter for his middle school team as well […] Read More

Grant

Nevada 2013

Age: 16 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 12

Grant discusses his goals in his own words, but his sentiments are shared by everyone at Children’s Congress. “I hope to help more […] Read More

Matthew

Nevada 2013

Age: 14 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 11

Though Matthew has learned to manage his T1D, he still worries about others—especially his young cousins, who, thankfully, don’t currently have the disease. […] Read More

Reed

Nevada 2013

Age: 17 | Age at T1D diagnosis: 6

Reed wants to rewrite the story of T1D—literally. As an aspiring author, Reed blogs about the highs and lows of both blood-sugar levels […] Read More

Allison

Nevada 2011

Though diabetes can be sad to think about, Allison is usually very happy. She uses her upbeat attitude to inspire and support others, delivering JDRF Bags of Hope to about […] Read More

Jacqlyn

Nevada 2011

Jacqi started the Nevada Chapter's first cycling team for the Ride to Cure Diabetes, for which she rode 109 miles and raised almost $10,000. She loves being athletic and challenging […] Read More

Josie

Nevada 2011

Josie – often known as "the girl who diagnosed herself" – was visited in the hospital by a Las Vegas local television news station just two days after her diagnosis […] Read More