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I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes exactly three weeks after my 18th birthday. It was during my first week of college in a brand-new big city. During this time, I was trying to figure out ways to adjust to being an adult on my own for the first time. Adding on a chronic illness diagnosis was something that made this transition so much harder, as I was now having to adjust to two new major life changes. This had a huge impact on my self-esteem, mental health, and academic career.
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