Contenido automatizadoParcialmente escrito o traducido con información proporcionada por una herramienta de inteligencia artificial.The rate of diagnoses among adolescents aged 15 to 19 with this autoimmune condition nearly doubled between 2009 and 2024June 15, 2026 - 9:19 AMThanks to a new study, Puerto Rico now has data for the first time on the incidence of type 1 diabetes among people aged 15 to 19. A routine medical appointment “changed the life” of Julianys Medina Serrano when she was just 8 years old. The young girl, who did not know what a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes meant, thought at the time that “I was going to die and that I was alone in this.” She received the unexpected news in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and, after a year of adapting to her new reality at home, returned to school carrying a backpack that contained insulin, snacks, and a glucose meter.Popular en la Comunidad