Candy draws on her experiences of living with Type 1 Diabetes to illustrate the thought process of chronic illness sufferers. She explains the cycle of selfblame; blaming ourselves for outcomes out of our control, highlighting how biological factors are also at play.

Candy Gan is a 3rd year Politics and Philosophy student at the LSE, and winner of the TEDxLSE Student Competition this year. She has lived with chronic illness her entire life, but never publicly discussed it until now. Her passion lies in healthcare policies and reform, specifically how society affects individual health. At TEDxLSE, she will be talking about accountability and responsibility, inspired by her personal experiences with chronic illness.

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