Continuing our amazing FOUNDERS series, I’d like to introduce you to Matt Vande Vegte (@ftfwarrior on Instagram) from the Pardon My Pancreas Podcast and FTF Warrior!

Matt and I met about two years ago when he was debuting his first of many video projects in the Diabetes community. Since then we’ve run into each other a few times, Matt even co-hosted a meetup with me in Dallas, and we both serve on the Beyond Type 1 Ambassador Council.

Matt is a super kind, thoughtful and energetic guy, and we talk a lot about how that plays into his various businesses. Diagnosed with Diabetes on December 23 2009, Matt and I discuss how his life has changed (in many ways for the better) since his diagnosis.

I say this with no hyperbole, Matt is an incredible friend. I’m grateful not only for his presence in the community and his heart for helping people with Diabetes, but also for the spirit of collaboration and friendship he exudes at every turn. It’s good to know that we can rely on each other in the Diabetes community, and Matt has become someone that I rely on over the past few months, and I’m so happy to have discovered that.

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