25歳で当然原因不明の糖尿病を発症し、現在は糖尿病インフルエンサーとして活躍している本間さん。自転車での日本一周を達成したことをきっかけに人生が変わり、病気になってよかったと思うように。「皆さんはどう生きたいですか？」という問いに対し、このトークから「挑戦」をキーワードに、一歩踏み出してみませんか。 25歳で突然『1型糖尿病』を発症。毎日の注射生活や「糖尿病は自己責任」という偏見を受け、一度は鬱になり引きこもりを経験するが、同じ患者との繋がりに救われ、1年後には自転車での日本一周を達成。全国約450人の医師や患者と交流し、数多くのメディアに取り上げられる。
現在は、SNSフォロワー8万人を超えるインフルエンサーとして、主にYouTubeで患者のリアルな生活や、フルマラソンに挑戦する姿を発信し、病気を抱えながらも前進し続ける姿を示すことで、より幅広い層にメッセージを届けることを目指している。 This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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