SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Shreveport mother has become just the second person in northwest Louisiana to undergo a breakthrough treatment that can delay the onset of type 1 diabetes. For Nina Mooney, the discovery and treatment have been an emotional journey.

In her 30s and a mother of three, Mooney developed gestational diabetes during each of her pregnancies. Over time, her blood sugar levels stayed in the pre-diabetic range before rising high enough for concern.

“It had been in the pre-diabetes range for a few years, and it finally knocked me into the diabetes range,” Mooney said. “My nurse practitioner said, ‘Well, let’s just do the type 1 antibody testing to rule it out.’ She wasn’t expecting it to come back positive—everything pointed to type 2.”

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune c

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