Patient Stories

At the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, we are proud of our patients and their families. We thank these patients for sharing the wonderful successes they’ve achieved through treatment.

Berrie Center Patient Hailey Cavuoto Thrives Through Competitive Cheerleading

Having type 1 diabetes (T1D) doesn’t stop Hailey Cavuoto, age 11, from soaring high. Hailey is a 6th grader at Somers Middle School in Somers, New York.

Berrie Center Patient Morgan Panzirer Writes a Book on Growing Up With Diabetes

Berrie Center patient Morgan Panzirer, 19, is tired of listening to all the misconceptions about type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Brooks Gammill Strives for Greatness on and off the Ice

Brooks Gammill approaches diabetes management the same way he approaches ice hockey – with focus and determination.

Dancer Emma Buckland Moves Gracefully Through Life With T1D

Emma was diagnosed with T1D in June of 2019. Her peppy voice quiets when she recalls the night her doctor sent her to the emergency room with dangerously high blood sugars.