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Fighting for a Cure: A CRNA’s Mission Against Type 1 Diabetes

Fighting for a Cure: A CRNA’s Mission Against Type 1 Diabetes

Update: 2025-11-06
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What happens when a CRNA’s professional expertise meets a parent’s fight for their child’s life?


In this heartfelt and inspiring episode, Sharon and her daughter Danielle—who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age five—sit down with Devin Holt, CRNA, advocate, and father to a young daughter living with type 1 diabetes.


Here’s some of what you’ll hear in this episode:


💉 A Parent’s Fight: Devin shares his daughter’s rare and early diagnosis story.


🧠 Hope Through Science: New research and emerging treatments that could lead to a cure.


❤️ Turning Pain Into Purpose: How advocacy and education became Devin’s mission.


🩺 CRNA Perspective: The role anesthesia providers play in supporting diabetic patients.


👩‍👧 Generational Impact: Sharon and Danielle reflect on living with type 1 diabetes across decades.


🙌 Shared Hope: A story of perseverance and the belief that a cure is coming.


 


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Fighting for a Cure: A CRNA’s Mission Against Type 1 Diabetes

Fighting for a Cure: A CRNA’s Mission Against Type 1 Diabetes

Jeremy Stanley