# This is why Type 1 diabetes feels impossible some days

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Podcast: [Chromatic Connection](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chromatic-connection-7709292)
Published: 2026-02-18T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The fight with Type 1 diabetes is real, but so is the strength it builds. In this episode of the Chromatic Connection Podcast, host Fatima Al Shirawi sits down with Caroline Khawand and Manolia Cuessoum, two Type 1 warriors who were diagnosed as teenagers and grew up learning how to live, adapt, and keep showing up. Together, they talk honestly about the early shock of diagnosis, the pressure of trying to “fit in” while managing insulin and blood sugar, the hidden mental load most people ne...

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