When four-year-old Brin Maurer wasn’t herself; tired, unusually thirsty, and sleeping more than usual, her mother, Shawna thought it might just be a lingering effect from a recent bout of COVID. Within days, that uncertainty turned into a race against time.

“By the time we arrived at the emergency department, she could barely stay awake,” Maurer recalled. “The staff took her back right away. Everyone was calm, kind, and focused. The day blurred. I remember the glucose test, and then Dr. Moore came in and said the words Type 1 diabetes. All I heard after that was ‘lifetime… pump.’ I didn’t even know what that meant.”

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The medical team at Blanche River Health (BRH) worked quickly to stabilize Maurer. “Her glucose level was over 30 mmol/L,” Maurer explained. “If we had wa

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