Alexis DeCicca

How Does Type 1 Diabetes Affect Your Daily Life? Alexis DeCicca

A book of short stories about how to cope with loved ones who have passed and gone to heaven, poems about diabetes, and mental health.




Our loved ones are not surrounded by the stars, but instead surrounded by new beginnings of heaven.




The Cure: "Dream, believe, and hope, someday soon, life-changing for millions! My Diabetes Educator: 11 years ago I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I know what it's like to struggle with this disease daily.




My mind was on one thought. I will have diabetes for the rest of my life. She calmed me down by showing me all the people like me.... I am a better person because of her advice. Diabetes felt like a jail sentence, but talking to her helped me see it as a part of who I am, and not necessarily a bad thing.