I have lived with Juvenile Diabetes since I was 5 years old. My experience, living with diabetes, is that you don’t have to overcome the diagnosis, you have to learn to embrace it!  I have always loved challenging myself because it teaches me about the many levels of my body, mind and spirit.
 
I realize that I will be married to conventional medicine and  pharma for the rest of my life, but I don’t have to be limited to that.  I have an insatiable need for knowledge in healing and health. Personally, I nourish myself with combinations of bodywork, yoga, acupuncture, nutrition and a steady diet of conventional medicine, side by side. 
 
I’ve been a practicing massage therapist for 20 years. In those 20 years, I have put my skills to the test working in very challenging circumstances.  Clients range from terminally ill to professional and world-class athletes.
 
In addition to owning The Body in Balance Center, I am very active in the Washington DC speaking with families who live with diabetes and also speaking to groups about health and diabetes education. I am consulting with Sanofi U.S. Pharmaceutical.  All opinions are my own. 
 
You may find me on twitter: @annbartlett