12/17/2025 Last night, I woke up at 4:00 a.m. completely disoriented—shaking, sweating, trembling, my vision blurry and blotchy, barely able to see. My Dexcom was screaming. I grabbed my phone and saw my blood sugar was 40, with the arrow still pointing downward. I’ve lived with type 1 diabetes for over 20 years. This is certainly not my first rodeo. But nighttime lows are a different beast entirely. Being ripped out of sleep is ... Read the Post...
If you live with Type 1 Diabetes, you already know the numbers don’t tell the full story. You can be at 150 or 170 mg/dL — nowhere near “dangerous” — and still feel like your entire body is caving in. For me, highs don’t just show up on a meter. They show up in my breathing, my chest, my nervous system, and honestly… in my sense of safety inside my own body. It feels like: If you’ve ever felt that too, you are not dramatic and you’re ... Read the Post...
With the 14th of this month being World Diabetes Day (and also my favorite number!), I felt inspired to honor the theme by sharing 14 lessons I’ve learned from living with Type 1 Diabetes for the past 20 years. I was diagnosed as a ripe young teenager and have experienced many trials and tribulations due to this chronic condition. But over time, something shifted. Instead of viewing my circumstances as cursed limitations, I’ve grown into a ... Read the Post...
Distance has a way of exposing the quiet fears we try to ignore.When the person we love isn’t near, the silence between messages becomes a mirror — reflecting to us all the places we still don’t feel safe or worthy of love. Boy oh boy, long-distance relationships aren’t for the faint of heart — I’ll tell ya that! It’s been over a year now, and a few weeks before my recent trip, I was this close to calling it quits. Because I already had a ... Read the Post...
Hi, I’m Maisha — a curious soul, deep feeler, and Type 1 Diabetic on a journey of healing and wholehearted living. Altruism Prism is my little corner of the internet where I reflect on the messy, beautiful work of building deeper relationships — with myself, with others, and with God.
