Dana is from Toronto, Ontario and was diagnosed with T1D in 1972 when she was 7 years old. Her youngest of 3 children was also diagnosed with T1D 15 years ago at the age of 8. Growing up, Dana felt alone with her T1D and always wished for a T1D community. After her daughter’s diagnosis, Dana came to realize that she was in a unique position to help others because she knows both what it means to be a person living with T1D as well as what it means to be a parent of a child with T1D. Dana is very excited to be a part of this project in order to share her unique dual experience and to build a community where people with T1D feel less alone and more understood. Dana serves on the CommuniT1D steering committee and national research team..