National Diabetes Awareness Month. Emilio was diagnosed on 12/2/2018. No. It was not because he was eating too much sweets, type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, which means his own body attacks the Beta cells in his pancreas (cells that produce insulin). Insulin is required to live, so he needs daily injections before every meal and sometimes snacks or if his blood sugar is high in between meals. No, there is not a cure at this point and that's why we want to create awareness, so maybe one day, we could see our kids without needing insulin pumps or injections. . . . #ndam #diabetesawareness #diabetesfacts #thisistypeone #autoimmunedisorder #curediabetes #insulin4all #betacells #toddlerdiabetes #november1 (at Pembroke Pines, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4WFoDIgJag/?igshid=11kkuumjr19d6
