As June Biermann ingrains her daily dose of insulin into her thigh, she remembers the day she was diagnosed with diabetes. Back then, in 1967, June never believed that she could live for more than ten years with her disease. But that was thirty-four years ago; now she lives a productive and healthy life. Even though she is completely insulin dependent, she has adopted a healthier lifestyle and has refused to let her diabetes advance. However, …
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…families of their loved ones. But we are now in the age of modern science. This modern science has promised us new breakthroughs diabetes treatment. New treatments are introduced every year to combat the complications of this disease and to make life easier for victims. Eventually, as so many people hope. A cure will be found. And people like June Biermann can finally be rid of the draining that has been haunting them for years.