Two very different stories of type 1 diabetes
Posted on Nov 11, 2009
In 2009 the Walk to Cure Diabetes is a celebration of hope and progress towards a cure for type 1 diabetes. This year, two of the participants from Melbourne – a healthy little girl and a middle aged woman battling health challenges – highlight the progress that has been made in diabetes management over the last few decades.
Billie is 8 years old and her family is one of the top fundraisers for the Walk to Cure Diabetes. She is on an insulin pump, which is proven to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. Despite the daily pain and burden of managing type 1 diabetes, her health prospects are improving all the time thanks to new knowledge of the disease and its complications.
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Around 30,000 people across Australia joined together on Sunday 18 October to celebrate hope and progress towards a cure for type 1 diabetes at the Walk to Cure Diabetes.
