Where am I now?

After my first camp - the entire way that I viewed Diabetes had changed to one of positivity that also spread in to other aspects of my life.

My HbA1c came down to 6.2% and was put onto an insulin pump. This began to give me thr freedom to live life to the full.  When people as me today about the pump i often say that i could not go back on injections 5 times a day - there is just no way. 

In 2008 I joined the Youth organization Youth with Diabetes (www.youthwithdiabetes.com) as the Chairman of the Youth Committee.  This was an exhilarating opportunity as i finally had the medium to make the difference in Diabetes that i clearly saw needed to be done.

In 2009 Novo Nordisk South Africa began a campaign - Changing Diabetes.  I was approached my Novo Nordisk South Africa to be the Changing Diabetes Youth Ambassador. this was a great opportunity to meet so many other people living with Diabetes around the world as share experiences and insight into the Diabetes epidemic around the world.  From media training in Denmark to presenting at cycle meetings in Turkey, being a Changing Diabetes Ambassador has allowed me to grow in myself and to begin to identify that i want to make diabetes my career. http://www.novonordisk.co.za/documents/article_page/document/2010_Chnaging_Diabetes_Keegan_Hall99.asp


2010 find me looking at my career and identifying that doing something in Diabetes is what i wanted and NEEDED to do.  I began working for Diabetes South Africa (www.diabetessa.co.za) in the September 2010, as an intern for Communication and Marketing as i was studying my BA in Corporate Communication at the University of Johannesburg.  While working for Diabetes SA it has given me the opportunity to get involved with and have exposure to the International Diabetes Federation and the formation of their Youth program - Young Leaders in Diabetes (http://youngleaders.idf.org). I attended the Young Leaders Leadership prorgam in Dubai in December 2011 where i was elected as the President-Elect.

As you can see there have been the ups and downs when it come to living with Diabetes - but the ups over shine the downs that is for sure.

Have a great weekend everyone