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    Brec Bassinger

    Aug 11, 2018 4 minutes
    By Maureen McCarthy

    ACTRESS AND JDRF AMBASSADOR BREC BASSINGER was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) when she was eight years old. Looking back on the days and weeks leading up to her diagnosis, Brec says the signs were there: extreme thirst, mood swings, weight loss and more. The teen also remembers the moment her family knew something was wrong.

    “I was on a weekend trip with my mom and grandma. We were at a hotel so we were in close quarters, and my mom instantly realized I was not acting like my usual happy self,” says Brec, now 19. “The day we got back, my mom took me to the doctor, and I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.”

    Since her diagnosis and with an insulin regimen. Brec graduated high school early at 16, is attending college and currently starring in the new Hulu series .

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