Delegates in New York

Delegate: Aleah
State: New York
Profile: Aleah is 17, and has lived with type 1 diabetes since she was 6.
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State: New York
Profile: Aleah is 17, and has lived with type 1 diabetes since she was 6.
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Delegate: Allison
State: New York
Profile: Parenting 3-year-old Allison after her type 1 diagnosis six years ago was enough of a challenge, and her parents say they're no different than any other family dealing with the disease.
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State: New York
Profile: Parenting 3-year-old Allison after her type 1 diagnosis six years ago was enough of a challenge, and her parents say they're no different than any other family dealing with the disease.
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Delegate: Alyssa
State: New York
Profile: Alyssa says she felt there was no one else in the world who had diabetes until she went to a camp for children with type 1.
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State: New York
Profile: Alyssa says she felt there was no one else in the world who had diabetes until she went to a camp for children with type 1.
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Delegate: Ashley
State: New York
Profile: At 15, Ashley says her life has been great and as normal as it can be for someone who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes the age of 17 months.
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State: New York
Profile: At 15, Ashley says her life has been great and as normal as it can be for someone who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes the age of 17 months.
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Delegate: Connor
State: New York
Profile: Connor, 7, says having diabetes is scary for him because there is so much to keep track of.
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State: New York
Profile: Connor, 7, says having diabetes is scary for him because there is so much to keep track of.
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Delegate: Karissa
State: New York
Profile: Karissa has already lost a loved one to type 1 diabetes--her father died two years ago at the age of 41.
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State: New York
Profile: Karissa has already lost a loved one to type 1 diabetes--her father died two years ago at the age of 41.
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Delegate: Olivia
State: New York
Profile: Olivia and her parents thought she was just taking a routine test, but it turned out to be the day her life changed.
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State: New York
Profile: Olivia and her parents thought she was just taking a routine test, but it turned out to be the day her life changed.
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Delegate: Paul
State: New York
Profile: Paul was diagnosed at 4, and at 16, he says, "I wish I could have just one day off when my parents don't have to nag me to 'check my numbers,' or ask me, 'Did you bolus for dinner?'"
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State: New York
Profile: Paul was diagnosed at 4, and at 16, he says, "I wish I could have just one day off when my parents don't have to nag me to 'check my numbers,' or ask me, 'Did you bolus for dinner?'"
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Delegate: Q'ianna
State: New York
Profile: Q'ianna says that now she is 16, all she wants is to be a teenager "who can do normal teenager stuff and not sit on the sidelines watching everyone else."
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State: New York
Profile: Q'ianna says that now she is 16, all she wants is to be a teenager "who can do normal teenager stuff and not sit on the sidelines watching everyone else."
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Delegate: Rosangel
State: New York
Profile: Rosangel was diagnosed a year ago and had trouble at first eating the right amount to keep her blood sugar from going too high or low.
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State: New York
Profile: Rosangel was diagnosed a year ago and had trouble at first eating the right amount to keep her blood sugar from going too high or low.
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