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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.
Devin shares his family’s emotional diagnosis story and how it fueled his mission to raise awareness, build community, and share hope through his Crushing T1 social platforms—reaching nearly 100,000 people worldwide. Together, they discuss the evolving research toward a potential cure, the science behind emerging therapies like islet cell transplants, and what life with diabetes truly looks like for families on the front lines.
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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"Caroline is six right now, and she will be cured before she’s 12. I can say that with 100% certainty based on everything I know."
- Devin Holt, CRNA and founder of Crushing T1
