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Type 1 Diabetes Recs & Sources

Below is a growing list of #OwnVoices books & media featuring characters with type 1 diabetes written by authors & creators with type 1 diabetes.

In the future, this list may also include shops & creators to support.

To suggest additions, please visit this link.

Diabetes Doesn't Stop Maddie

Diabetes Doesn't Stop Maddie

A children's book by Sarah Glenn Marsh

The Girls Are Never Gone

The Girls Are Never Gone

A young adult horror book written by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Teddy Talks: A Paws-itive Story About Type 1 Diabetes

Teddy Talks: A Paws-itive Story about Type 1 Diabetes

A children's book by Vanessa Messenger

The Candy in My Pocket

The Candy in My Pocket

A memoir by John Robert Wiltgen

I'm Still Kickin': Overcoming the Impossible When You’re Mad at the World

I'm Still Kickin': Overcoming the Impossible When You’re Mad at the World

A memoir and autobiography by Brandon Mouw

Beating The Odds: 64 Years of Diabetes Health

Beating The Odds: 64 Years of Diabetes Health

A memoir and autobiography by Richard A. Vaughn

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It: Your Guide to Managing the Emotional Challenges of T1D

Diabetes Sucks and You Can Handle It: Your Guide to Managing the Emotional Challenges of T1D

Memoir and handbook by Mark Heyman

Yes, you can!: Living and loving life with Type 1 diabetes

Yes, you can!: Living and loving life with Type 1 diabetes

Memoir & motivational self-help book by Kristina Loskarjova

Bright Spots & Landmines: The Diabetes Guide I Wish Someone Had Handed Me

Bright Spots & Landmines: The Diabetes Guide I Wish Someone Had Handed Me

Memoir and handbook by Adam Brown

This is Type 1

This is Type 1

A podcast hosted by Colleen Mitchell & Jessie Tuggey

Ain't Gonna Hide My T1D!

Ain't Gonna Hide My T1D!

A children's book by Ginger Vieira

When I Go Low

When I Go Low

A children's book by Ginger Vieira

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