Lilly's Story on CNN - JDRF Diabetes - type 1

On Monday, August 14, Lilly Jaffe, a six-year-old North Shore suburban girl who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was one month old, checked into the Clinical Research Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center. On Friday, August 18, she checked out, starting to make her own insulin, well on her way to insulin independence and ready to get in a few days of beach time in Michigan before starting first grade.

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• Juvenile
• Diabetes
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[sofiayearwood]

I thought it was going to be some boring old post, but it really compensated for my time.

[happinesson]

a life saving pill. Stay healthy little girl> there is so much more ahead of you.

[c1nikon]

To insect2kill, I hate it how you call yourself a person. You are actually an uneducated turd.

[tangerine1384]

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[Insect2Kill]

I hate how the announcer calls diabetes a "disease." Diabetes is a terminal illness.

[LivvytheWitch009]

i was diagnosed 2 years ago. my sugar count was 1,701 and i ended up getting a blood clot in my brain.

[runningswimqueen]

actually.. it's a little more than 3 MILLION people who have type 1 diabetes.

[runningswimqueen]

way way way more people have diabetes! as many as 3 million people have type i diabetes.

[francoamerican99]

Good for this girl, but the truth is your insulin amount depends on your size, weight? What was her ratio? 1/30? im at 1/12 and thats just a start.

[luvmuffine09]

i have it too!!!! i just got diagnosed april 1 2008