Twenty months out, Rebecca Wooldridge, a 37 year old (22 years diabetic) teacher from Pembrokeshire, is "doing well" and is insulin-free.

“I have been to hell and back but I am very fortunate and you can’t even comprehend the gift of having another person’s organ.”

Read about her status here ... and ... our prior reference to the term "brittle diabetes" here . It's our strong opinion that "brittle diabetes" is a catch-all term to describe situations when the patient and/or medical personnel are not doing all they can to manage Type 1 diabetes. But, that's just our opinion -- we may be wrong.