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Lilly Jaffe, of Chicago, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes more than six years ago, at the tender age of one month.

What has happened to Lilly over the past few months is remarkable. In the words of her endocrinologist, Dr. Lou Philipson, Lilly's experience is akin to "trading a severe case of type 1 diabetes for a mild case of type 2, a trade anyone would make."

Such life-changing scientific breakthroughs are why research to find a cure for diabetes is so important. Read more...
"Our family is watching a miracle unfold."
Laurie Jaffe

10-month old
Evan Hemminger -- NEW


1-year old
Ethan Vartanian