Yarmouth 10-year-old advocates for diabetes funding at U.S. Senate hearing
Maria Muayad is one of a group of children from around the country appearing at committee hearing about funding for diabetes research, but was the only one who spoke.
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Maria Muayad is one of a group of children from around the country appearing at committee hearing about funding for diabetes research, but was the only one who spoke.
15-year-old Elise Cataldo has never known life without type 1 diabetes. “I’ve had type 1 since I was one-year-old and so everything I do, it affects,” said Cataldo. “When I’m playing soccer, I need to ensure my blood sugar is in the right range,” said Cataldo.
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, urged members of the Senate Appropriations Committee...
Elise Cataldo, 15, has never known life without type 1 diabetes.
15-year-old Elise Cataldo has never known life without type 1 diabetes.