Hoda Kotb is enduring her daughter gets the “constant” care she needs after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Hoda Kotb has opened up about her daughter’s health battle
The 60-year-old news anchor – who officially ended her ‘TODAY’ show tenure in January after over 17 years – has opened up more about her daughter six-year-old daughter Hope’s ongoing health battle after her diagnosis in 2023.
She told PEOPLE magazine: “It’s kind of constant care for Hope. We’re monitoring her 24/7.”
She hailed Hope as a “trooper” amid the battle with the autoimmune disease, which tops the pancreas from producing its own insulin.
As well as frequent insulin injections, an affected person’s blood sugar level must be monitored vigilantly.
Hoda added: “She was getting shots — four or five a day — every day for a year.
“Now she is getting them less frequently because we have some other means to get her what she needs, but there’s a lot to it.
“Some kids can have sweets and she can’t. If she’s up in the night, we have to take care of her at night.”
However, Hoda was keen to point out how well her daughter is doing, and that her health should not “define” her as a person.
She said: “She is a happy, healthy, rambunctious, amazing kid, and we have to watch her.
“Diabetes is a part of her, but not all of her. I…
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