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I Don’t Like My Doctor. Now What? Finding the Right Endocrinologist for Type 1 Diabetes

Dreading your next appointment should not be part of living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Yet many people stay with a doctor who leaves them feeling worse, unsure whether they can ask for more or how to find someone better.

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Living Loudly with T1D: How Keiva Cheney Turned Misdiagnosis into Advocacy

Keiva Cheney, MPH, was dismissed by healthcare providers before her type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis at age 22. Today, she’s transformed her experience into a powerful mission, living loudly with T1D, advocating for others, raising awareness, and connecting people with the resources they need to thrive.

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T’ara’s T2D Misdiagnosis Story

 

 

[Ginger Vieira]%[Aug 26, 2024]%[Personal Stories]%[falsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue]

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Lydie’s Type 2 Misdiagnosis Story

 

 

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Misdiagnosis of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

 

 

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The Hidden Consequences of Being Misdiagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes

 

 

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Nearly Fatal Misdiagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes

 

 

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Broadway Actor Kyle Banks & His Diabetes Misdiagnosis

 

 

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Eric Van Leeuwen’s Journey: From Misdiagnosis to Advocacy

 

 

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Matthew’s Road to Answers: How Life Challenges Led to the Right Diagnosis

 

 

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A Simple Way to Prevent Misdiagnosing Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes

 

 

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Lua’s Diabetes Misdiagnosis: 7 Years of Frustration & Severe Symptoms

 

 

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Surviving a Type 2 Diabetes Misdiagnosis & Denial: Rebecca’s Story

 

 

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‍Misdiagnosed With T2D: Trapper’s Story of Persistence

 

 

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Misdiagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and Epilepsy: A Cautionary Tale for Primary Doctors

 

 

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DiabetesSangha’s Peter Friedfeld on his Misdiagnosis and Managing the Ups and Downs of T1D

 

 

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When the Signs Don’t Add Up: Misdiagnosed at 60

 

 

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She Knew It Was Type 1 Diabetes: No One Would Listen

 

 

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ChatGPT Helps Uncover Type 1 Diabetes Following a Type 2 Misdiagnosis

 

 

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Adult Onset Type 1 Diabetes: What You Need to Know

 

 

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Fighting for the Right Diagnosis: How One Woman Discovered Her Type 1 Diabetes

 

 

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Diagnosed, Not Defeated: Phyllisa DeRoze on Misdiagnosis, Survival and Writing "Diabetes Helpers"

 

 

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Why is Type 1 Diabetes Not Being Diagnosed?

 

 

[Laura Rogers]%[Mar 27, 2024]%[T1D Misdiagnosis]%[falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue]

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Trying to “Reverse” Type 2 Diabetes with Extreme Diet & Exercise When You Actually Have Type 1

 

 

[Ginger Vieira]%[Oct 26, 2024]%[T1D Misdiagnosis]%[falsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue]

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Misdiagnosed: Danielle’s Fight to Protect Her Daughter

 

 

[Julia Flaherty]%[Jun 01, 2025]%[T1D Misdiagnosis]%[falsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue]

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Misdiagnosed, Determined, and Moving Forward: Matthew’s Story

 

 

[Julia Flaherty]%[Oct 12, 2025]%[T1D Misdiagnosis]%[falsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue]

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‍Trying to “Reverse” Type 2 Diabetes When You Actually Have Type 1

 

 

[Ginger Vieira]%[Oct 14, 2024]%[T1D Misdiagnosis]%[falsetruefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue]

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Misdiagnosed with T2D for 10 Years: Did Doctors Cause Her Retinopathy?

 

 

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Misdiagnosed with Gestational Diabetes & Type 2 Diabetes

 

 

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Misdiagnosed: A New Mother Fights for the Right Diabetes Diagnosis

 

 

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Two Sisters with T1D: Still One Misdiagnosed

 

 

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Misdiagnosed for 14 Years with Gestational Diabetes & Type 2 Diabetes

 

 

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Type 1 Diabetes Testing

 

 

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The Diagnosis That Wasn’t: Mark’s 28-Year Journey to the Truth

 

 

[Tara Mayo]%[Apr 13, 2025]%[T1D Misdiagnosis]%[falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetrue]

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Lance Bass Misdiagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes - He really has Type 1.5

 

 

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A Diabetes Educator Fights for a Patient’s Correct Diagnosis

 

 

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Misdiagnosed for Years: Gary Rind’s Journey from Type 2 to Type 1 Diabetes

 

 

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They Said It Was Gestational Diabetes — But They Were Wrong

 

 

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Six Years of “You’re Fine”: Jamie’s Long Journey to a Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis

 

 

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Seven Years With the Wrong Diabetes Diagnosis: “Have You Ever Been Tested?”

 

 

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Lisa’s Story: Healing Her Relationship with Food After Finally Receiving the Correct Diagnosis

 

 

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Misdiagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes: Megan's Journey to a Type 1 Diagnosis

 

 

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Misdiagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes: A Journey to Understanding Type 1

 

 

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Misdiagnosed as Type 2 Diabetes: When No One Listens in Type 1 Diabetes Care

 

 

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This Isn’t the Diabetes They Told Me I Had

 

 

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Three Years. Two Pregnancies. One Missed Diagnosis.

 

 

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10 Years Misdiagnosed: A Strongman Athlete’s Journey from “You’re Type 2” to Type 1

 

 

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Misdiagnosed with Prediabetes & Type 2 Diabetes at 24 Years Old

 

 

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Trevor Williams – DiabetesMine Patients Voice Scholarship Winner and T1D Advocate

 

 

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Meet T1D Author and Health Coach, Mark Brezzell

 

 

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Misdiagnosed and Delayed: Asra Ahmed on a Lifetime with Type 1 Diabetes

 

 

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James Elliott’s Story—and Why His Voice Led Us to Co-Found Voices in Action

 

 

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Golfer with Type 1 Diabetes, J.J. Spaun, Wins U.S. Open

 

 

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Making History: Black T1D Advocates Redefining Diabetes Awareness

 

 

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When Type 1 Strikes in Midlife

 

 

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Diabetes Dad, Author and Activist Tom Karlya

 

 

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It’s Not the End of the World: Zinnia Wijsman’s Journey With Type 1 Diabetes in Ghana

 

 

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Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms and Treatment

 

 

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Actor, Author and Advocate Reneé Rayles

 

 

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The Risks of Renaming Type 1 Diabetes and Why It Could Do More Harm Than Good

 

 

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9 Common Myths with Adult Onset Type 1 Diabetes

 

 

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Meet Kelly Dawes, Advocate and Founder of Grownup T1Ds

 

 

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