Bridging Instagram friends into the podcasting world, our special guest has creating a company and influencer lane for themselves all before they’ve graduated from university. 

Talk about rockstar status! We have founder of Sugardrop Sweetwear Co, Type One Diabetes Advocate and Influencer, Kate Beaulieu. Diagnosed at 11 years old while living in Canada, Kate immediately began to learn about her T1D diagnosis while raising awareness, launching Sugardrop to sell sweatshirts and raise awareness on early signs of T1D months after her diagnosis. Shipping globally, expanding the brand and a large social media presence of over 22k TikTok followers, Kate is taking the world by storm. 

Here’s the Four Hot Takeaways: 

1. At 3:30 get to know all the quirky and insightful facts about Kate like her favorite accent, ideal celebrity roommate, overused emojis and adjectives, and why she’d be joining the Friends cast if she could. 
2. At 11:11 we dive into Kate’s TikTok life, learning all the behind-the-scenes of her inspiration behind taking hot trends and giving them T1D awareness spins, why she enjoys raising awareness in how-to posts so everyone across the spectrum can learn more about T1D and chronic conditions, and how she’s balanced sharing the multifaceted emotions that come with a chronic illness that’s both cathartic and impactful. 
3. STORY TIME INTERMISSION at 28:11 gets us all in the friendship vibes as Kate shares how going to an annual Diabetes Conference in Florida has given her deep friendships around the world with fellow T1D warriors and broadened her horizons of friendships in the community. 
4. And we end the podcast at 36:14 as Dominique and Kate share all their tips on how to use social media in fun ways while being mindful of your lasting digital footprint, the tips on how to share your diagnosis with friends, ways to give some exposure to friend groups about your chronic illness or disability to engage them and gain their support, and how she’s looking into the future for her advocacy for T1D for the years ahead. 

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