Inspiring Stories

Doctors and scientists continue to collaborate from all over the world to identify additional forms of Monogenic Diabetes.   Monogenic Diabetes symptoms mimic Type 1 and Type 2  diabetes symptoms and when a patient is properly diagnosed, often times the patient is able to transition off insulin shots or insulin pump therapy and take oral diabetes meds daily to successfully manage their diabetes.   Life changing for not only the patient, but the whole family.  Truly a miracle.   

Below are links to Inspiring Stories that have inspired our family!

The following documentary "Journey to a Miracle-Freedom From Insulin" is just under 1 hour long and a MUST SEE.  Please take the time to watch and feel free to copy the link and share this life-changing breakthrough for those with genetic forms of diabetes!

Click below to view documentary...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfXHhOTKL0

The CNN News video link below was posted on 10-26-06, when doctors and scientists believed there were approximately 2,000-3,000 people in the U.S. with Monogenic Diabetes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Rhg40G7gQ

The CLTV News video link below was posted on 02-27-12, where as now...doctors believe there are as many as 500,000 misdiagnosed in the United States and 7,000,000 world wide with Type 1 but have Monogenic Diabetes.   This is significant for the Diabetes community.   Truly Remarkable...

         www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIOk_BfXUzk

Persistency is key.   If you or your loved one continually tests Negative for autoimmune antibodies and have a history of diabetes in successive generations in the family, it is worth investigating further.  If your endocrinologist is not willing to investigate the situation further, reach out to a specialist for another opinion.   It could be life changing.   The University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center is a national leader in comprehensive diabetes care and research and is committed to finding new therapies for diabetes and identifying patients with Monogenic Diabetes across the country.

Another inspiring story in a different way...Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes at age 19 in 1960...survived for almost two years without insulin before getting on shots for Type 1 in late 1961!   Posted with permission from Jack Tierney, PhD    Thank you, Jack, for sharing!

An 81-Year-Old's 62 Year Journey with Type 1 Diabetes - YouTube