Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Three-year-old Abigail Eagle runs back and forth from her living room to her bedroom royally attired in a princess outfit. She?s playing with her friend Caden Farmer, who?s 5.
Abigail?s princess dress has an unexpected accessory ? a pink insulin pump. Caden also has a pump ? his is blue ? and is more than willing to pull up his shirt to show you.
Both Caden and Abigail have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control website, ?usually is first diagnosed in children and young adults, although it can occur at any age. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that may be caused by genetic, environmental, or other factors? and accounts for about 5 percent of diabetes cases.
http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/021912-diabetes-qcd
Abigail?s princess dress has an unexpected accessory ? a pink insulin pump. Caden also has a pump ? his is blue ? and is more than willing to pull up his shirt to show you.
Both Caden and Abigail have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control website, ?usually is first diagnosed in children and young adults, although it can occur at any age. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that may be caused by genetic, environmental, or other factors? and accounts for about 5 percent of diabetes cases.
http://www.salisburypost.com/Lifestyle/021912-diabetes-qcd