Diabetes is growing at epidemic rates as the U.S. population ages. Treatment of diabetes and secondary diseases consumes one-third of the Medicare budget. Juvenile Diabetes is an auto-immune disorder that destroys the pancreas. It is the most serious form of diabetes and strikes children nearly 30,000 a year. Treatment of Juvenile diabetes requires daily insulin hypodermic injections and blood tests.
Juvenile diabetes poses a daily risk of hypoglycemic reactions and coma.
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