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Media Planet Highlights Beyond Type 1’s Initiatives

Written by: Beyond Type 1 Editorial Team

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November 29, 2016

Media Planet reports on Beyond Type 1's mission to start a new dialogue around living well with Type 1 diabetes and thriving today. Raising awareness is also a big focus for the nonprofit in DKA prevention in order to save lives in misdiagnosis. "We want to create a safety net under every child that goes into a pediatrician's office," says CEO Sarah Lucas. As many as 38% of cases are misdiagnosed. Beyond Type 1 aims to change that.

Media Planet reports on Beyond Type 1’s mission to start a new dialogue around living well with Type 1 diabetes and thriving today. Raising awareness is also a big focus for the nonprofit in DKA prevention in order to save lives in misdiagnosis. “We want to create a safety net under every child that goes into a pediatrician’s office,” says CEO Sarah Lucas. As many as 38% of cases are misdiagnosed. Beyond Type 1 aims to change that.

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