I am 40 years old. I am married with two children, and I teach art in a public k-8 school. had gestational diabetes with my first pregnancy, then was diagnosed with type 2, then changed to type 1 when I was 23 (17 years ago), which was three years after gestational pregnancy. Doctors were confused about whether I was type 1 or 2 because of my age I suppose. I have been on a roller coaster ever since, despite my efforts to cut out all processed foods, exercise, and eat whole nutritious foods. My husband is also type 1, diagnosed 5 years after me, and our son is type 1 since he was 3. Our family is immersed in this life, but I still struggle to find balance.