Lauren Plunkett is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, fitness instructor, public speaker, author of the award-winning book: Type One Determination, and a fierce patient advocate. As a person living with type 1 diabetes for over two decades, she provides knowledge from the perspective of the patient experience and health care professional. Known for her dynamic presentations, she can be seen on a national stage in 2022 with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, and the Association of Diabetes Professionals Annual Conference.