During a Town Hall meeting at JDRF Children's Congress, Dr. Aaron Kowalski addresses question from a delegate on development of the artificial pancreas.
A cure for diabetes, to me, is everything. If I could wish for anything in the world, it would be to be cured. If I was cured, I wouldn’t have to test my blood sugar, give myself insulin, or worry about foods that I eat. My parents wouldn’t have to wake up in the middle of the night to check me. Overall, life would be a lot easier. I could just be a normal kid. I wouldn’t have to worry about dying early, going blind, and amputations.
I was very little when I was diagnosed (17 months), so I really don’t remember a time without diabetes.I don’t know what I would be like! Here’s what I imagine …
