CNN Medical Unit assignment manager , Smith is a type I diabetic . Forty years ago , before the advent of all of the cool diabetes technology such as insulin pumps , continuous glucose monitors and blood sugar testing , parents were given a fairly grim prediction for how their child would fare . She learned she had diabetes when she was 7 years old . Testing progressed from fizzy tablets in 1994 to continuous glucose monitors . With changes in testing have been improvements in prognoses .
CNN Medical Unit assignment manager , Smith is a type I diabetic . She learned she had diabetes when she was 7 years old . Testing progressed from fizzy tablets in 1994 to continuous glucose monitors . With changes in testing have been improvements in prognoses .