Hello!!

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on September 11, 1986. For much of my life, I was the only diabetic I knew.

I started Six Until Me in May of 2005 because I was tired of Googling "diabetes" and coming up with little more than a list of complications and frightening stories. Where were all the people who were living with this disease, like I have been since I was a little girl? Was I the only diabetic out there who felt alone?

But then I learned about blogs, and the power of sharing our stories online. Back when I first started blogging, I was one of four or five diabetes bloggers. Now I am a proud member of an enormous diabetes community who prove every day that I'm not alone with this disease.

But there's more to me than diabetes.

I am a patient blogger, freelance writer, and social media consultant. I live in New England with my husband and our baby girl, and I'm looking forward to getting to know this community. :)