Type Strong was created by our founder Ryan, who lives with Type 1 Diabetes. Our primary products are adhesive patches that protect diabetes devices.
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Hi, my name is Ryan and I’m the founder of 'Type Strong'. This is my story.
It’s January 2019, I’m at my local gym and I jump on the scales for my regular check in. I look down expecting 83kg to appear… nope, 76kg.
I didn’t think too much of it to begin with and practically tried to eat my way back to normal weight. A few months passed by and my weight dropped down to 72kg. At this point I felt weak and very, very thirsty… like 600mL of water every hour thirsty! Eventually I decided to stop being stubborn and I went to see a doctor. My BGL was 44.8 mmol/L and my ketones were 3.8 mmol/L – I didn’t know what ‘normal’ levels were but the look on my doctor’s face said it all!
Some time has passed since I was first diagnosed, and I have come to realise that my story is not unique - there are millions of Type 1’s who have lived through a very similar experience. I have since learned that diabetes is relentless and plain hard work, but it doesn't mean that we have to miss out on the things that we love doing.
