Jennifer Matthews: Six-year-old Devon just wants to be a kid. But as a diabetic, she has a lot to think about.
Devon: I have to check my blood and take my insulin.
Jennifer Matthews: Humalog, a fast-acting insulin makes Devon's life easier.
Paul Desrosiers: As far as our ability to give a patient flexibility in lifestyle, it's wonderful.
Jennifer Matthews: Pediatric endocrinologist Paul Desrosiers says humalog works within two minutes, seven times faster than regular insulin. This allows the diabetic to eat without waiting.
Paul Desrosiers: Tell a three-year-old they go and wait an hour before they eat. It doesn't work good.
Jennifer Matthews: Humalog also allows diabetics to eat virtually what they want, when they want.
Kellie: Before it would be, Devon, you can't have as much ice-cream or you can't have cake because your blood sugars are too high. Now I just check her blood and whatever her number is that's how much humalog I know to give her, and she's just like every single other kid: just like everybody else, right Devon?
Devon: Yeah.
Jennifer Matthews: Humalog also controls the diabetic highs that can cause future complications.
Paul Desrosiers: And as long as they don't mind taking multiple shots a day, you can come much, much better, probably good, 50% closer to mimicking what your body was designed to do anyway and keep your blood sugars at a very normal level.
Jennifer Matthews: So children like Devon can enjoy their favorite foods.
Devon: Ice-cream and Cheetos.
Kellie: Ice-cream and Cheetos.
Jennifer Matthews: And act like other six-year-olds.
This is Jennifer Matthews reporting.
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