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You\u2019d think by now I\u2019d be used to airports, delays, recycled cabin air, and flimsy airplane snacks. But nothing could have prepared me for that flight to Seattle\u2014the one that started like every other business trip and turned into a lesson in boundaries, chronic illness, and standing your ground at 30,000 feet. My name\u2019s Elizabeth. I\u2019m a marketing consultant. That means I hop between cities helping brands reinvent themselves. From boutique hotels in Charleston to tech startups in San Jose, I\u2019ve been everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And I love it. Even the chaos of travel. Even the suitcase that\u2019s half-unpacked in my hotel room most nights. Even the TSA lines and overpriced neck pillows. But what I don\u2019t love\u2014what I\u2019ll never get used to\u2014is navigating all that while living with type 1 diabetes. I was diagnosed at twelve. Back then, it felt like my entire world changed overnight. No more spontaneous sleepovers without backup insulin. No more skipping meals. No more candy unless it was a medical emergency. The thing is\u2014most people don\u2019t see diabetes. It\u2019s invisible until it\u2019s not. Until I\u2019m shaking or sweating or reaching for glucose tablets in the middle of a meeting.Or on an airplane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like I was that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a 10:15 a.m. flight out of O\u2019Hare. I\u2019d had an early client presentation that morning and just barely made it to the gate on time. I\u2019d skipped breakfast\u2014something I usually never do, but I told myself I\u2019d eat on the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time I collapsed into my aisle seat, I was dizzy and a little nauseous. I reached into my bag and pulled out my emergency protein bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s when I noticed the family sitting next to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mom, Dad, and a kid\u2014maybe nine, already absorbed in a glowing iPad, giant headphones on his head, legs twitching against the tray table in front of him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019d think by now I\u2019d be used to airports, delays, recycled cabin air, and flimsy airplane snacks. But nothing could have prepared me for that flight to Seattle\u2014the one that started like every other business trip and turned into a lesson in boundaries, chronic illness, and standing your ground at 30,000 feet. My name\u2019s Elizabeth….<\/p>\n

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