The changes Siena Branch of Marlboro, New Jersey experienced when she turned 12 seemed bewildering. First, she put on 30 pounds. Then she mysteriously lost the weight in the span of a month. She was also tired all the time and couldn’t drink enough water to quench her thirst.
After a visit to her pediatrician, Siena was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. She was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit at Monmouth Medical Center (MMC), where she received insulin to bring her glucose levels to normal as she and her shaken mother, Tricia, tried to process her diagnosis.
They began to feel more at ease when they spoke with Frank Barrows, DO, Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at MMC’s Unterberg Children’s Hospital. Dr. Barrows has now helped Siena manage her diabetes for the past five years.
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