Even as a young child, Shaina Hatchell would conjure up stories with her imagination, sharing them with anyone who would listen. She has developed her storytelling and writing quite a bit since then, but the thrill of language and creation she first discovered as a child has never gone away.

Teaching diabetes has always been her life goal after growing up with her brother who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2002. In her years as a diabetes educator, she realized that there is a need for more educational children’s books that increases representation for BIPOC children. Combining her two loves, poetry and diabetes education, she has created the Shia Learns book series. These books explain diabetes and management simply and rhythmically. The first published book is “Shia Learns About Insulin,” where we follow Shia and her parents’ experience at diagnosis.

Be sure to RSVP for this event – each registered participant from the Desert West Chapter in attendance (one per family) will receive a free copy of Shaina’s book after the meeting!

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