Amanda's Army

Each year 15,000 children and young adults are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Previously known as juvenile diabetes, children suffering from this disease have trouble producing insulin and therefore must inject insulin several times a day or continually infuse insulin through a pump. For the parents of a child suffering with the disease, for which there is no known cure, the diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes can be devastating.

Dan Schnapp and his family know the heartbreak all too well. At just 13 months old, their daughter Amanda was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. I recently spoke with Dan about Amanda’s diagnosis, their family struggle and fight for a cure.

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