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Revisiting the Invisible Disease

Revisiting the Invisible Disease

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Revisiting the story of Maria Kellner, a person diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes which she refers to as The Invisible Disease. First diagnosed as a toddler, Maria now she shares with us her world of insulin injections, blood sugar checks, and the rollercoaster ride of what happens if she makes the wrong medical decision.

To help fight Type 1 Diabetes, please consider making a donation to JDRF by visiting: http://www.jdrf.org/onewalk
For more information about Diabetes, please visit: http://www.northshore.org/diabetes

Produced by Jon Hillenbrand and Carolyn Starks.
Edited by Jon Hillenbrand.

0:00 INTRO
0:28 SHOW START
2:16 WELCOME
3:34 T1D DESCRIPTION
4:21 INTRO OF MARIA KELLNER
4:35 Tell me how you were diagnosed.
6:49 How did your parents explain diabetes to you?
9:20 Is it hard to deal with while growing up?
11:04 MUSIC BREAK 1
11:10 Relentless Descisions
13:49 The Risk of Wrong Blood Sugar
17:31 The Consequences of Decisions
19:26 Embarassment
19:58 MUSIC BREAK 2
20:37 How long have you had it?
21:21 Injections
22:16 Frustrations
22:53 Self Esteem
25:18 Day to Day - Be Flexible
26:30 5 Years to a Cure
27:22 Donate to JDRF.org/onewalk
28:07 Goodbye

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