Unstoppable: How Chris Dudley Has Redefined Success While Navigating Society With Type I Diabetes

It’s OK to ask questions. So often people shy away from someone with disabilities because they don’t know what to say. I am always happy to have a conversation about Diabetes because it creates more awareness and eliminates a lot of misinformation.

As a part of our “Unstoppable” series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Dudley.

Chris Dudley was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 16. He was a sophomore in high school and was diagnosed soon after his basketball season was over. One of his biggest fears was not being able to play the sport he loved: basketball. Thanks to a supportive healthcare team, Chris was not only able to play basketball again but went to the pinnacle of the sport and became the first person with Type 1 Diabetes to play in the NBA. Chris played 16 years in the league with Diabetes where many players only last for a few years due to the intense competition to make an NBA squad. Chris started the Chris Dudley Foundation, a nonprofit organization, in 1994 for people living with diabetes. The Chris Dudley Foundation was a way Chris could help to encourage kids…