Lia Edwards quickly weaving herself into the community’s fabric

Lia Edwards was in a doctor's office when she was blindsided with news she never expected: She had Type 1 diabetes.

In her early 20s and healthy, with no family history of the disease, she was suddenly forced to alter her lifestyle.

"I didn't go to the doctor's unless there was a need," said Edwards, the wife of Arizona State head football coach Herm Edwards. "So, it was a real big shocker. I was hospitalized for five days until they could control and bring my sugars down."

In college sports, student-athletes and coaches perform the majority of community service through coaching clinics and other community events.

Lia Edwards is changing that at ASU.

In the six weeks she has been in Arizona,…