>>> WELLCOME BACK ON THIS
"WELLNESS WEDNESDAY."
>> ON A MISSION TO RAISE
AWARENESS ABOUT THE DISEASE.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> LAURA HAS PLANKED, CURLED AND
FLOATED HER WAY TO AN IMPRESSIVE
FOLLOWING.
>> HELLO.
>> DESPITE HER PHYSICAL
STRENGTH, FOR LAUREN, IT’S
WHAT’S ON THE INSIDE THAT HAS
REACHED FAR MORE.
>> I WAS 7 YEARS OLD WHEN I WAS
DIAGNOSED.
THE DOCTOR TOLD MY PARENTS YOUR
DAUGHTER HAS TYPE I DIABETES
WHERE YOUR BODY NO LOCKERNGER
PRODUCES INSULIN, WHICH YOUR
BODY NEEDS TO LIVE.
ALL I REMEMBER IS MY PARENTS
TELLING ME THIS ISN’T GOING TO
STOP ME FROM DOING ANYTHING AS
LONG AS YOU TAKE CARE OF
YOURSELF.
>> LAWRENCEUREN AND HER FAMILY T
THEMSELVES INTO RAISING
AWARENESS AND FIGHTING FOR A
CURE.
>> WE BEEN RAISING MONEY FOR A
CURE.
THEY TOLD US IT’S RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER, FIVE YEARS AGO.
>> BUT BY COLLEGE, THERE WAS
STILL NO CURE AND SHE’S STARTED
EXPERIENCING SETBACKS.
>> I WENT TO THE DOCTORS, AND
THEY WERE CELEBRATING ME AND
THEY WERE LIKE YOUR CHILD IS
AMAZING.
IT WAS IN THAT MOMENT THAT I
REALIZED, WAIT A SECOND, ON
PAPER TO THE MEDICAL SYSTEM I
LOOK PERFECT BUT INSIDE I FELT
SO UNHEALTHY.
>> LAUREN KNEW SHE NEEDED TO
FIND A MORE SUSTAINABLE
RELATIONSHIP WITH DIET AND
EXERCISE.
>> I DIDN’T WANT TO HAVE TO WAIT
FOR A CURE TO BE THRIVING AND
LIVING AN EMPOWERED LIFE.
I WANTED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY OF
HOW TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> Reporter: WITH
.
>> WITH THAT REALIZATION CAME
THE DESIRE TO BECOME A CERTIFIED
HEALTH COACH AND A NEW CAREER.
>> I SERVED A NEED I HAD AND A
PROBLEM THAT I IDENTIFIED.
>> DID YOU HAVE FIND THAT THAT
INFORMATION WASN’T OUT THERE?
>> WITH DIABETES, YOU GET YOUR
DIAGNOSES AND THEY HAND YOU A
FEW DIFFERENT PAMPHLETS, YOU
CHECK IN WITH THE ENDOCRINE
ENDOCRINOLOGISTS IF YOU’RE LUCKY
ENOUGH TO HAVE AN
ENDOCRINEOLOGISTS AND THAT’S
ABOUT IT.
WE CREATE INTIMATE COACHING
PERHAPS AND RESOURCES LIKE THE
DIABETIC HEALTH JOURNAL THAT
ALLOW PEOPLE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP
OF THEIR HEALTH, IDENTIFY
PATTERNS IN THEIR BODIES AND
FEEL GOOD MIND AND BODY.
>> SHE’S ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF
CLIENTS FIGHTING SIMILAR
BATTLES.
>> WHAT WE’RE DOING IS TAKING
THE COMPLEXITY OUT OF MANAGING
DIABETES AND YOUR NUMBERS.
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS I CALL
SUGAR SQUATS.
WHEN YOUR SUGAR STARTS GOING
HIGH, YOU DO SQUATS.
WE HAVE PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE
WORLD WHO HAVE TAGGED US DOING
THESE SUGAR SQUATS IN AIRPLANES
AND RESTAURANTS THAT’S WHY
INSTAGRAM AND SO LONG MEDIA IS
SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE.
>> THAT COINCIDES PERFECTLY WITH
YOUR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT.
YOU DO GET INTO THE REALITIES OF
LIVING WITH DIABETES.
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO
GET THAT MESSAGE OUT THERE?
>> I SHOW IT ALL.
I WANT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND THAT IN THOSE MOMENTS
WHEN THINGS AREN’T GOING WELL
WITH YOUR BLOOD SUGARS, WHICH IS
GOING TO HAPPEN, THAT
SELF-COMPASSION AND VULNERABLE
AND THE OPENNESS TO ASK FOR HELP
AND SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE IN
YOUR LIFE IS SO IMPORTANT.
THAT COMMUNITY ASPECT OF
FEELINGS WILL ALONE IS SO
CRUCIAL.
>> FOR LAWYERURENLAUREN, IT’S LE
JOB AND MORE OF A CALLING.
YOU ALWAYS SAY YOU WANT TO
REDEFINE THE WORD DIABETIC.
IN WHAT WAY?
>> THE WORD DIABETIC CAN MAKE
YOU FEEL LESS THAN, LIKE YOU’RE
BROKEN AND NOT WHOLE.
THE WORD DIABETIC IF YOU OWN IT
AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF,
THE WORD DIABETIC MEANS ANYTHING
YOU WANT IT TO MEAN.
IT CAN MEAN UNSTOPPABLE,
RESILIENT.
WE TOOK BACK CONTROL OF NOT
WAITING FOR THAT CURE BUT SAY,
HEY, WE’RE GOING TO SAVE ALL THE
THINGS THAT LIFE GAVE US AND HOW
WE CAN LEARN AND TOGETHER MOVE
FORWARD AND CHANGE WHAT THE
FUTURE OF DIABETES LOOKS LIKE
WE MENTIONED THIS IS AN
UNEXPECTED CAREER PATH FOR
LAUREN.
SHE’S ACTUALLY FROM A FAMILY OF
LAWYERS AND ASSUMED SHE WOULD
BECOME ONE, TOO.
BUT SHE FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO
MAKE AN IMPACT.