We’re kicking off 2026 with a powerful and deeply moving conversation.

In this episode of The Type 1 Club, Jacqui is joined by Liz Blackburn, a mum to two energetic boys, Jimmy and Dan, both living with Type 1 diabetes. Liz shares what it’s like to walk the diagnosis road not once, but twice and how experience, intuition and community shaped their family’s journey.

Liz takes us back to Jimmy’s diagnosis, which unfolded while the family was on holidays on the NSW mid-north coast. What began as bedwetting, excessive thirst and weight loss quickly escalated into a late-night ambulance transfer and an urgent hospital admission, just in time to prevent DKA.

Three years later, the story takes an unexpected turn. After choosing to participate in Type 1 Screen (listening to Episode 17 for further information), Liz and her family learned that their younger son Dan had positive antibodies. With monitoring underway, the family hoped diagnosis might still be years away, until subtle symptoms appeared during another coastal break. This time, knowledge and preparation meant Dan was diagnosed early and safely, surrounded by his family and medical team back home.

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