I became diabetic when I was 5 years old ...growing up as a child I played all kinds of sports (like football, hockey and baseball) just like all my friends but due to my diabetes I was limited to the amount of time I could last before I had to take a break due to my sugar levels being low. I would have really bad mood swings in school and with friends, when my levels were off. I have blacked out and did not know what I did or said....

 

.......The pump helped out but I still had the highs and lows. I still had to adjust the amount of insulin I received and I had to change my sites every 3 days (I felt trapped by the tubes). My body started to shut down. My kidneys started to fail and I ended up on dialysis 3 days a week..

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....After my islet cel transplant, I started to notice a difference in how I felt. Since receiving the Islet cells I have not been on any insulin, no lows or highs, I am not as tired as I used to be and my mood swings have gotten better. My family and friends have noticed how alive I have became and I enjoy being around others. My eye sight has improved. I have more energy and I don’t feel as depressed as I once did. My A1C went from 12 to 6.2, wow.

 

The Islet cell transplant has given me a whole new life. I want to thank Dr. Witkowski

and his team for all they have done for me, they have no idea how much they have changed my life.​