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From diagnosis, to doctor, to Dexcom: Thomas Grace’s lifelong journey with diabetes


Jan. 22, 20255 min read

Dr. Thomas Grace
Some discover their vocations in school, others job-hop until they find a passion and still others are content to just punch the clock for a paycheck. But some seem truly destined for their profession, like Dr. Thomas Grace, 41, of the Blanchard Valley Diabetes Center in Findlay, Ohio, and Dexcom’s newly named Head of Clinical Advocacy and Outcomes.   
“Something I say frequently about diabetes is that I live it, eat it, breathe it, sleep it, teach it and preach it,” Tom said. “My wife once asked me why someone who has diabetes like me would want to muddle in it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I didn’t really understand why that would be something people didn’t want to do. Many people look at diabetes as a curse. I look at it as a blessing, because it’s taking me to the path where I’m at in my career right now. We now live in a time where diabetes is no longer scary, as we know so much more than we did 100 or 50 or even 10 years ago. We have the ability to see our glucose in real time and make adjustments on the fly. Diabetes is something we can live with, not be afraid of.” 




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