About Quinn Nystrom
Courage. Charisma. Character.
Some people find their calling late in life. Quinn found hers at the age of 10, when her 5-year-old brother, Will, was hospitalized with type 1 diabetes. Three years later she was diagnosed with diabetes and re-doubled her efforts. At 16, Quinn was chosen as the National Youth Advocate for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and spent a year traveling across the country to camps, conferences, corporations, Congress and even the White House.
Quinn devotes her full-time efforts to speaking around the country about diabetes and working diligently as a diabetes advocate. Quinn was the youngest recipient of the prestigious American Diabetes Association Star Award in recognition of her work on behalf of diabetes and would later be asked to serve on the Community Leadership Board for the ADA.
Quinn’s been honored to throw out the first pitch at the Minnesota Twin’s Game as well as being featured nationally on XM Radio, Glamour Magazine, MSN, Diabetes Forecast, The Pioneer Press, The Fox Morning Buzz, Twin Cities Live and The Learning Channel (TLC). This past fall she was one of the youngest individuals elected to the City Council in the state of Minnesota.
Quinn first book was published in 2014 and is a first-hand account of negotiating life with a chronic illness titled, If I Kiss You, Will I Get Diabetes? To learn more about Quinn and her upcoming public appearances, check out her website: www.QuinnNystrom.com.
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