by Paul Haskins | Jun 11, 2011 | Reverse Diabetes
SHAPLEIGH – At the age of 10, Caroline Jacobs of Shapleigh wasgiven a diagnosis that changed the course of her young life.Doctors determined that she had Type 1 diabetes, which means shemust rely on insulin injections in order to stay alive. In addition, Jacobs has...
by Paul Haskins | Jun 10, 2011 | Reverse Diabetes
Mimico kids raise $5K and counting for SickKids Foundation ETOBICOKE – Saturday’s driving rain didn’t stop six-year-old Aidan Zarand and 30 neighbourhood friends from… When seven-year-old Rosedale resident Emma was diagnosed with Type 1...
by Paul Haskins | Jun 9, 2011 | Reverse Diabetes
When he talks about diabetes, how it is caused and how it is managed, you could forget for a moment and think you are talking to a specialist in managing the illness. Instead, this is 10-year-old Jacob Pokocky, who plays AAA rep baseball and AAA rep hockey. He also...
by Paul Haskins | Jun 9, 2011 | Reverse Diabetes
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) was founded in 1974 by parents of children with Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes. It is the leading charitable fundraiser and advocate of diabetes research in the world and the foundation’s mission is to find a cure for...
by Paul Haskins | Jun 8, 2011 | Reverse Diabetes
class=’article_image_inline_credit’ High school student Robyn Lakes doesn’t let diabetes hold her back. class=”article_image_inline_container” On a family ski trip a few years ago, Robyn Lakes remembers being so thirsty she had to stop every...
by Paul Haskins | Jun 7, 2011 | Reverse Diabetes
The year before Lori Martin received an experimental islet cell transplant that enabled the type 1 diabetic to get off insulin, she was found unresponsive twice — first on an airplane and then in her hotel room. “My family was on constant alert,” said the...
