Colleen Mitchell is a life coach for women with type 1 diabetes, podcast host of This is Type 1, epic fantasy novelist, and life-long type 1 diabetic. She lost over 60 pounds through diet alone, but quickly learned that losing the weight (and lowering average blood sugar) didn't help with the emotional rollercoaster. Colleen is the light at the end of the tunnel for T1D women who feel chained to their blood sugars. You control your diabetes, it does not control you!