Volunteer Caregivers and the Management of a Total Blind/Brittle Type 1 Diabetic Student and Researcher at Yale

Matthew Weed is a postdoctoral researcher at Yale who has been a labile type 1 diabetic individual since age 1 year and totally blind since age 8 years. He has lived a full life that includes graduating from Yale, Princeton, and Harvard. He has also co-invented tools that help the disabled, has traveled to India, China, and throughout Europe and North America, has completed a roller blading marathon, and works with disadvantaged children.A unique group of nearly 500 volunteer caregivers has helped Matthew to work, travel, and contribute while learning about the challenges that he has overcome and possibilities that he creates.Matthew's family helped him monitor his …