Cherise was diagnosed with Type 1.5/LADA June of 2004. In January 2008, was placed on insulin. In May 2008, she started using the Omnipod insulin delivery system to administer her insulin. She is a the author of Diabetic_Iz_Me and featured blogger on Diabetesdaily.com. She blogs in hopes to inspire, to help others and her to cope with living with Diabetes. Cherise is a mother, army wife, and diabetes advocate.

Cherise is also the Founder/Creator of Diabetes Social Media Advocacy or #dsma. Diabetes Social Media Advocacy (#dsma) is a twitter chat held every Wednesday at 9 PM Eastern. Topics include but not limited to living with diabetes, media, insulin pumps, meters and more.