Youth Leadership & Mentor Programme

My name is Laura, and I’m a pharmacist from beautiful New Zealand. Since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at eight, I’ve always been involved in the diabetes community, attending camps to then grow up and volunteer at multiple diabetes youth events. I’m so passionate about supporting young people with diabetes so they can take control of their condition and become leaders in both our community and in their everyday lives. 

There’s nothing that having diabetes can stop me from doing, and I can’t wait to continue to show this to other young people with diabetes! Diabetes has made me resilient and brave, and from this diagnosis, I’ve met some incredible lifelong friends going through the same thing every day. Diabetes has its highs and lows, but we are never alone, and I’m looking forward to continuing to work with and advocate for young people with diabetes here in New Zealand.