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Artificial pancreas could be 'holy grail' for Type 1 diabetics - CNN.com
As a Registered Nurse, I have become somewhat of a "Diabetic Expert." I know that diabetes has a great impact on both health and self-esteem. I have had students tell me that they "just want to be normal" and not have to constantly worry about counting carbohydrates and checking their blood sugar.
I hope and pray that this will be a great help and step forward in treatment for Type 1 Diabetes.
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(CNN) -- Kerry Morgan was just 3 years old when she participated in her first clinical trial for type 1 diabetes prevention. She didn't have the disease, but her 7-year old sister did and there was concern that she might develop it, too. During the trial she was given one shot of insulin a day in the hope that it would stave off the disease, but a year later, she was officially diagnosed.
"I remember a lot of things changed." Morgan said. "I went from having juice every day and M&Ms to not having sugar at all. I remember getting shots every day, finger pricks, my parents had to hold me down."
School, she says was difficult. "You had to let teachers know what was going on. You had a special relationship with the nurse because she had to check your blood sugar every day before going to lunch."
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"I remember a lot of things changed." Morgan said. "I went from having juice every day and M&Ms to not having sugar at all. I remember getting shots every day, finger pricks, my parents had to hold me down."
School, she says was difficult. "You had to let teachers know what was going on. You had a special relationship with the nurse because she had to check your blood sugar every day before going to lunch."
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