Making it to the Big Leagues with T1D: Minnesota Twins draft pick Jaime Ferrer

Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes · Sep 10, 2024 · 1m

Jaime Ferrer was diagnosed with type 1 at age three.. and this summer was drafted into Major League Baseball by the Minnesota Twins. I caught up with him to ask him your questions about works out, playing with a pump, how he managed the college recruitment process, and more. He's a great kid and this was a fun one.

I should note that many of you know Jamie's mother Mila Ferrer. She's been blogging about her family's experience for a long time, does a lot of work with Beyond Type 1 and is an advocate for the Latino diabetes community. I've had the pleasure of working with her on some of the…