The City of Racine’s week-long Juneteenth celebration brought the community together for an NAACP Freedom Walk, youth basketball camp, HBCU fair, and educational workshops on health and financial literacy sponsored by Chase Bank. We’re sharing our story to raise awareness and help others avoid similar life-threatening experiences.” “This continued for a couple of weeks and as her symptoms worsened, she had to be rushed to ER where we learned she was in DKA and diagnosed with T1D. “My daughter Gia had an unquenchable thirst, lethargy, and she was vomiting daily but we did not know these were symptoms of type 1 diabetes,” said Caron Butler. Screening to determine if you are at risk for developing T1D early, along with close monitoring for the symptoms of T1D can help to avoid serious conditions like a diabetic coma and DKA at the onset of the disease. Simultaneously, nearly 40% of adults with T1D are initially misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes and may not be prescribed an appropriate medical regimen or receive adequate diabetes education.
Like Gia, each year in the U.S., nearly 50% of children and adolescents experience DKA at the time of their diagnosis with T1D.
Gia was hospitalized at the time of her diagnosis due to extremely high blood sugar levels and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life-threatening condition if not immediately addressed. T1D is an autoimmune disease that affects both adults and children at any age regardless of age, family history, or lifestyle choices. New York, June 24, 2022, -JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy non-profit, joined NBA Miami Heat Assistant Coach and Racine, Wisconsin native Caron Butler and his family at the city’s annual Juneteenth celebration to raise awareness and educate the public about T1D and the importance of screening and early detection to achieve better health outcomes for adults and children in BIPOC, rural and underserved communities.Ĭaron and his family have been raising awareness and advocating for the diabetes community since his daughter was diagnosed with T1D at seven years old.
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