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Hoda Kotb Reveals Daughter Hope's Type 1 Diabetes: ‘It’s Constant Care’ (Exclusive)
Hoda Kotb tells PEOPLE in this week's issue that her 6-year-old daughter Hope was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as she opens up about how her exit from 'Today' was influenced by a desire to be there for her daughter
Now that the family has established a care routine that’s working, Kotb reveals in this week's cover story that Hope is living with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that prevents the pancreas from making insulin, requiring vigilant blood sugar monitoring and frequent insulin injections. Being able to be totally available for her daughter became a nonnegotiable, Kotb says, something that was not possible when she was locked into a long-term contract as Today co-host that had hard deadlines and a daily wake-up at 3:15 a.m. To read more about Hoda Kotb's life after Today, pick up the newest issue of PEOPLE on stands now.
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