I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 2 years ago. It's completely changed the way I travel, but I haven't let it stop me.

I won't let type 1 diabetes stop me from doing what I love.

Jenna Scherer

• Two years ago, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 39, and it changed everything.
• On a trip to Mexico with friends last December, I'd hoped to be the same go-with-the-flow traveler.
• The reality was much more challenging, but I won't let this disease rob me of my joy.

It was a bright, sunny day in Tepoztlán, Mexico, when my friends and I trekked to an ancient Aztec temple at the top of Tepozteco Mountain.