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Emily Webb is a mother of four who lives in Taunton, Massachusetts. She was incorrectly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before learning about maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY). This is her story: After being treated for gestational diabetes and then being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, I can remember so many hard things. I have spent thousands of dollars on procedures, testing supplies and medication that may not have been necessary. I have managed weekly appointments with different specialists while working full time and raising small children. I have had to find places at work

In a study measuring Beta-cell (β-cell) function in adults with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D), researchers from the Restoring Insulin Secretion (RISE) Adult Medication Study found β-cell function was improved during active treatment but did not produce any lasting benefits after treatment cessation. Results presented today at a symposium at the American Diabetes Association’s® (ADA’s) 79th Scientific Sessions® suggest continued intervention may be required to alter progressive β-cell dysfunction. Given the increased recognition of the critical role

“This year was a huge milestone for me…50 years living with T1D. I was diagnosed in 1967 when I was six years old and in kindergarten. I remember being in the hospital for ten days, not being able to have my three siblings come visit me, and remember the nurses teaching my mom how to give a shot by practicing on an orange. Once discharged, I remember my mom boiling my glass syringes, drawing up beef or pork insulin, and having me leave specimens of urine so she could approximate my blood glucose level. Wow, have times changed! Fortunately, 50 years later, I’m healthy with very minimal

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