Stijn Meijnikman, MDL arts in opleiding en postdoc in San Diego, vertelt in dit moedige en persoonlijke verhaal in Science over de enorme impact die zijn type 1 diabetes heeft, als dagelijkse uitdaging, en als inspiratiebron voor zijn onderzoek.
At 9 years old, I sat in a hospital waiting room after a severe hypoglycemic episode—a sharp drop in blood sugar. I was devastated: The episode had derailed my hopes of playing for a national league soccer team, and for the first time I truly understood the profound impact my type 1 diabetes would have on my dreams for the future. The pediatrician who treated me must have noticed because he said to me, “Listen, kid, you have diabetes, but you are not your diagnosis! You can do anything as long as you put your heart into it.” Those words left a mark, sparking an ambition to become a doctor and help people with diabetes. It turned out to be a tough path to follow.
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