Published in the Times of India (type 1 diabetes advocacy)

The story behind why I am in Bangalore, India (before the COVID lockdown)
Learn more about Type 1 Diabetes Foundation of India: / t1dfindia
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Find other people living with type 1 diabetes using the Beyond Type 1 community: community.beyondtype1.org/home
Fellow Beyond Type 1 spokeswoman Dr. Apoorva Gomber invited me to Bangalore, India for the World Congress of Diabetes India, and a surprise. What I thought was a casual gathering of people living with type 1 diabetes from all across India turned into the establishment of a new non-profit called the Diabetes Foundation of India.
Thank you to everyone who welcomed me in for such an incredible day. One thing I love is seeing how much dance is naturally part of any type of celebration here.
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Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker who has biked 10,000+ miles with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh while overcoming the obstacles of type 1 diabetes. Their work has been featured on the cover of Adventure Cyclist Magazine (100,000+ distribution), used for print ads inside Outside Magazine (2.8M readers), and he is a global ambassador for Beyond Type 1 (1M+ followers).
Personal Website: erikdouds.com
Website for Type 1s: diabadass.com

[@ErikDouds]

I had a few versions of this video. Deleted some other recordings. Eventually, this came out. It’s been a strange time to be an American abroad. Anything you’d like a reporter to share with the world?

[@ayushipundir]

Keep going erik❣

[@ErikDouds]

Thank you for always showing your support and love. I’m trying to figure out how long I’ll be in India. Have some official offices to visit 🤷‍♂️

[@ayushipundir]

@@ErikDouds because you deserve it my friend 😊 Hoping to meet you soon ❣

[@avisekpl]

Awareness is the biggest challenge in India..but it’s good to see people are now waking up..thank you Erik ❤️

[@ErikDouds]

Gotta thank everyone who came together for this event 🙌 it’s been fascinating to observe differences between US and India in the diabetes community. Would love to make more videos about it.

[@jordicumber6908]

This made me smile. Thanks Erik.

[@ErikDouds]

I want to make a bowl with video ideas and grab one out each week. The backlog of stories is insane. But mission accomplished if there is a nurse smiling for a moment. Woah, blood sugar is low and that was surprisingly hard to type.

[@annalisavandenbergh8999]

"Your story is your power"

[@ErikDouds]

shout it from the mountains, even the one's we accidently climb

[@GurpreetSingh-pg3qj]

Amazing Erik.... keep rocking...🤘👍

[@ErikDouds]

Gotta come up north for more adventures

[@jamsheer.c.vjamsheer.c.v8539]

Love your videos ♥️

[@CDeanhartman]

A fantastic article! Very cool.

[@ErikDouds]

Thank you

[@aryan-qc6tk]

woohoo🥳

[@saisoorajramagiri7151]

Enjoy watching your videos mate 👍🏻

[@ErikDouds]

Appreciate it

[@thelastcarbon1225]

nice work, keep it up.

[@Esquarious]

Oh no! Your big moment and they spelled Erik with a 'C'

[@ErikDouds]

Warming up for the true front page