Globally 479,600 children between
the ages of 0 - 14 have Type 1 Diabetes. The greatest rise of this
disease occurring in five to nine year old children. Last year 75,800 children
were diagnosed, that's almost 207 new cases each day, or 1 child ever 7 minutes.
Interesting Fact - living with type 1 diabetes
requires approximately 1,460 needles a year (based on 4 per day) and 2,190
finger pokes a year to test blood sugar levels.