In this inspiring episode of Type 1 Club, we sit down with Anna Todhunter, who shares her powerful story of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 17—right in the middle of Year 12. Just as she was preparing to launch into adult life, her world shifted.

With honesty and warmth, Anna takes us through those early days of grappling with a life-changing diagnosis while trying to finish school and stay focused on her future. Refusing to let T1D define her, she embraced a “nothing’s going to stop me” attitude—and just four months later, she moved overseas to chase her dreams.

But as Anna candidly reveals, while diabetes might not have stopped her, it did slow her down—just a little. In this episode, we talk about:

The shock of a late-teen diagnosis
Adjusting to T1D in the high-pressure final year of school
What it’s like to take your new condition across the world
The mental, emotional, and practical hurdles of doing life with diabetes
And how staying positive doesn’t mean it’s always easy

Anna’s story is a refreshing and real reminder that resilience doesn’t mean pretending everything’s fine—it means adapting, growing, and moving forward even when it’s hard.

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