For the past 22 years, Quinn Nystrom has shared her story of living with type 1 diabetes to over 300,000 people across North America. As a  National Diabetes Ambassador for Center for Change and a Council Member for the Minnesota Council of Disability, appointed by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, she brings a voice of hope and knowledge to the millions of people living with this disease.

Quinn is an accomplished writer and the author of  “If I Kiss You, Will I Get Diabetes?”  a first-hand account of negotiating life with a chronic illness and lauded as a must-have book for parents, educators and healthcare professionals in understanding a teen’s perspective on living with diabetes.

For the past 22 years, Quinn Nystrom has shared her story of living with type 1 diabetes to over 300,000 people across North America. As a  National Diabetes Ambassador for Center for Change and a Council Member for the Minnesota Council of Disability, appointed by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton, she brings a voice of hope and knowledge to the millions of people living with this disease.

Quinn is an accomplished writer and the author of  “If I Kiss You, Will I Get Diabetes?”  a first-hand account of negotiating life with a chronic illness and lauded as a must-have book for parents, educators and healthcare professionals in understanding a teen’s perspective on living with diabetes.