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Type 1 Diabetes

Soft gradient background transitioning from lemon yellow in the upper left, through mint green, to sky blue in the lower right. Centered on the image is a quote in elegant dark gray serif font that reads: “Ninety-two didn’t feel like a celebration. It felt like a ceiling.” The overall design is minimalistic and calm, evoking introspection and emotional weight.

Soft gradient background transitioning from lemon yellow in the upper left, through mint green, to sky blue in the lower right. Centered on the image is a quote in elegant dark gray serif font that reads: “Ninety-two didn’t feel like a celebration. It felt like a ceiling.” The overall design is minimalistic and calm, evoking introspection and emotional weight.

Aging With Type 1 Diabetes: The Oldest Living Person Is 92 (And Somehow That Broke My Heart)

An Instagram post about the oldest living person with type 1 diabetes stopped me in my tracks—and forced me to confront fear, gratitude, and limits I didn’t choose.

Liz Lemon

Dec 15, 20253 min read

When a Joke Hits Different at 30,000 Feet

When a Joke Hits Different at 30,000 Feet

When a Joke Hits Different at 30,000 Feet

Traveling with 3 kids + T1di is chaos. Losing my insulin bag at 30,000 ft was worse—until Virgin Atlantic turned panic into relief

Liz Lemon

Aug 19, 20253 min read

A refrigerator shelf filled with boxes of Humalog KwikPen insulin (100 units/ml), a single blue insulin pen in front, and assorted food items including foil-wrapped containers and plastic tubs. The boxes feature English, Hebrew and Arabic labeling, and the setting suggests careful insulin storage alongside regular groceries.

A refrigerator shelf filled with boxes of Humalog KwikPen insulin (100 units/ml), a single blue insulin pen in front, and assorted food items including foil-wrapped containers and plastic tubs. The boxes feature English, Hebrew and Arabic labeling, and the setting suggests careful insulin storage alongside regular groceries.

Panic Buying Insulin: What a 3 A.M. Air Raid Siren Taught Me About Summer Travel and Diabetes Prep

Caught between sirens and summer plans, I panic bought insulin in Israel during a sudden security scare. Here's how Type 1 diabetes turned a regular pharmacy errand into a life-or-death scramble—and what I’m packing differently next time.

Elizabeth Lemon

Jul 15, 20251 min read

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