Kelly Rawlings
Type 1 Diabetes, 1973
“DOC contributor, public speaker, health writer, and my own pancreas for 38 years. Social media is an important tool to help us thrive with chronic conditions.”
Diabetic Living – Kelly Rawlings
Kelly Rawlings has served as her own artificial pancreas for thirty eight years (and counting) during her life with Type 1 Diabetes. She regularly participates in the tudiabetes.org community and other online venues where people with Diabetes congregate. Check out her #diabetes Tweets at Twitter.com/KellyRawlings (search #bgnow, #bgwed, #sweatbetes, #dsma, and #BluntLancet). She speaks about (and demonstrates) living well with Diabetes to community and professional groups. Kelly has served on the planning committee and as a faculty member for Taking Control of Your Diabetes, Des Moines. She also is an advisory board member for Diabetes Social Media Advocacy.
