Help Essam, a Type 1 Diabetic Father in Egypt, Get an Insulin Pump Description: My name is Essam. I'm 38, from Damietta, Egypt, married and a father to a young son. I live with type 1 diabetes, high blood pressure, diabetic nerve damage, and recurrent pneumonia. Despite daily insulin injections, my blood sugar stays unstable. From 11 to 17 April 2026 I was in a diabetic ketoacidosis coma at Kafr Saad Central Hospital, part of it in intensive care. It was not the first time. My doctors asked