Over the many years I’ve spent counseling and working with people with diabetes I’ve met many VERY inspiring people…people who have, as the expression goes, Made Lemonade from Lemons. Working with Tandem Diabetes Care, I’m profiling people who’ve taken the diagnosis of diabetes and are applying optimism and positivity to give back to their community. They’re showing the world just how well people with diabetes can live. In this column I interviewed Mark Heyman, PhD, CDE. After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just before his senior year in college Mark made a professional U-turn from heading to law school to becoming a psychologist. Today he’s well known for the counsel he provides to people with diabetes and advocacy around their emotional well-being. Read here ...