Kerri Sparling was 7 years old, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Her family didn't know anyone with the disease, so they sent her to diabetes camp where every single camper had Type 1 diabetes," she says."That was my first sense of not only other people who had diabetes, but a true community," says Sparling.Things are very different today. About Americans have diabetes mostly Type 2 and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that as many as one-third of adults could have diabetes by 2050. People living with diabetes have created a vibrant online community. Big drug companies are certainly taking notice and some advocacy groups feel that the Food and Drug Administration should as well.Sparling her own journey with the disease on a blog she started in 2005. Other people in the DOC that's the diabetes online community share on YouTube. There are videos with advice on everything from taking an insulin pump to telling your date you have diabetes. There are also reviews of products to treat diabetes.