A leader amongst leaders and an advocate for all is how I choose to describe the amazingly, beautiful person that is Nechi.

Nechi was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at 18 years young during her 1st semester of college. She went on to become a graduate of NYU!

In this episode you will not only feel her amazing vibe but be filled and fueled with a warmth of empathy that will make you want to go out and change the world for the betterment of all its people.

Nechi will fight, rally and advocate for you as she will herself. The determination of this Warrior is a need in all spaces.

Four years after Nechi's own diagnoses with T1D her baby sister and soul mate Chicken was also diagnosed at six years young.

Today, you can find them together taking on and over the world! Nechi is someone you should get to know. The game of sport, life, love, freedom and joy, Nechi deserves it all!! This is why she requests for me to, "Put Me In Coach!"

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Anotoine was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at 8 years young. Today, he is 22 years into his diagnoses and by the looks of things diabetes is only a portion of his journey and nowhere near his full story! World traveler, check. Business owner, check! World renowned Saxophonist that has been in numerous films, check! Throughout the entirety of this conversation you will witness the humble giant that he is.

As an advocate for people living with T!D he's had the opportunity to travel to Africa and share his growth with diabetes as an ambassador.

You can find his music on all streaming platforms and get to know more about him by visiting his website Mutali Music | Atlanta | Antoine Gibson | Bio If you are in the US use my link to register to the T1D Exchange Registry so that we can make sure that more diverse groups of people are being included in T1D studies , research and clinical trials. ⁠https://t1dexchange.org/will-streets/#

Hamidah is a Type one warrior from Uganda, who is passionate about the social determinants of health and access to diabetes technology in LDC with Sonia Nabeta Foundation https://www.sonianabetafoundation.org/ www.sonianabetafoundation.org/product/afrobetes-bag

This conversation I had with Hamidah is by far the most impactful conversation I've had in my adulthood. Wow, yes! She will blow you away with her knowledge and experience even as a young adult. She is wise beyond her years. Not only has she attend conferences to gain access to technology and share her journey with T1D in Uganda but she's traveled all around Africa doing the exact things. During the heart of the the pandemic, she did not stop! She only pushed more and developed more of herself.

Reach out to Hamidah directly on instagram.com/hamidahnabakka

Consider donating to Sonia Nabeta Foundation "We believe in an Africa where children with type 1 diabetes have an equal chance at long, healthy, productive and gainful lives." https://www.sonianabetafoundation.org/donate

If you are in the US use my link to register to the T1D Exchange Registry so that we can make sure that more diverse groups of people are being included in T1D studies , research and clinical trials. https://t1dexchange.org/will-streets/#