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Dear Doctors: My 11-year-old granddaughter was recently hospitalized for two days and diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. This came as a shock. Her cord blood has been stored since her birth.

Is there any way it can be used to help with this disease?

Dear Reader: Diabetes is a disease in which the body is unable to adequately manage blood sugar. It falls into three categories – Type 1, Ty…