Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A teenager from West Yorkshire is playing her part in making medical history. Laura Dunion has type 1 diabetes - an auto-immune condition.
It means that extreme highs and lows of blood glucose levels are a constant threat to sufferers - particularly when they're asleep.
Laura, who lives near Leeds, is testing what's been described as an artificial pancreas.
In the first of two reports, Tina Gelder looks at how the illness is affecting Laura's life.
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-08-28/yorkshire-teen-has-pioneering-diabetes-treatment/
(short video)
It means that extreme highs and lows of blood glucose levels are a constant threat to sufferers - particularly when they're asleep.
Laura, who lives near Leeds, is testing what's been described as an artificial pancreas.
In the first of two reports, Tina Gelder looks at how the illness is affecting Laura's life.
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2014-08-28/yorkshire-teen-has-pioneering-diabetes-treatment/
(short video)