Social media influencers have become an integral part of our culture and lifestyle, with many turning to their favorite accounts for advice on fashion, fitness, or even health-related matters. One particular area where influencers are using their platforms to make a real difference is the diabetes community. Influencers who are affected by diabetes — or its related illnesses — generate awareness about the disease, educate followers, and create avenues of support when needed most. We’re sharing some of the top diabetes awareness influencers sharing their stories and voices on social media.
Top diabetes influencers on social media
Kate Hall
Kate takes to Instagram to share her personal story with type one diabetes as well as her career as a track-and-field athlete. The two-time NCAA D1 champion and advocate for type one diabetes uses her platform to share her journey with the disease and serves as an inspiration for more than 21K Instagram followers. Kate posts about life as an athlete, her favorite products and supplements, and athletic gear.
Drew Harrisberg
As a type one diabetes advocate and health and wellness influencer, Drew highlights his experience with the disease and serves as an inspiration to more than 125K Instagram followers. Drew is an exercise physiologist who talks about the seriousness of diabetes. He also shares workouts and nutritional content.
Kerri Sparling
Kerri is a longtime diabetes advocate who has lived with the disease for over 37 years. She educates others on the disease and shows her support to fellow survivors. Kerri shares that life with type one diabetes doesn’t prevent her from enjoying her passions for flowers, food and family. Her knowledge of the disease has led her to write three books about the topic.
Jillian Rippolone
Jillian is one of the most inspirational and motivational type one diabetes influencers on social media. Jillian considers herself a “diabetic bestie” to more than 51.5K TikTok followers. She posts relatable content for fellow diabetes survivors as well as content about her passions for travel, food, and wellness.
Paul Reid
Paul uses his social media platforms to highlight his love for the outdoors and encourage his followers to embark on exciting journeys. Paul shares his outdoor adventures with the goal of inspiring the type one diabetic community. He posts about his hikes and products that make his outdoor experiences easier.
Peyton
Peyton is a type one diabetes influencer on TikTok who shares her experiences with the disease to inform her followers while sharing lifestyle content along the way. The influencer has collected over 117.5K followers with wedding-related content, her favorite fashion trends, and snippets of her life with type one diabetes.
Charmaine Dominguez, RDN
Charmaine takes to TikTok to educate more than 465K followers about how to reverse type two diabetes. Through her knowledge of the disease as an RDN, Charmaine discusses how to reverse symptoms through plant-based diets. Her feed is full of her nutritional advice as well as success stories from her followers.
Mary
Mary is a type one diabetic who shares her story and encourages others with her contagious positivity. Mary is a teacher who keeps it real about her Dexcom device and shows her daily routines with type one diabetes to more than 441K followers. Her content is inspirational as she often includes “day in the life vlogs” to showcase the reality of living with the disease day to day.
Raquel Baron
Raquel is a type one diabetes survivor who brings together fellow survivors and encourages positivity in the community. Raquel is the founder of Type One Together and uses her TikTok to inspire more than 9.9K followers with her motivational posts.
Kylee — the.diabeticyogi
Kylee uses her platform to teach others about having type one diabetes and share her passions for health and fitness along the way. More than 27.5K followers view her uplifting and realistic vlogs that highlight her life with the disease and show her favorite foods and products. Kylee often includes humor in her posts.
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