Why Chrissy Teigen is speaking out about her 6-year-old’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis

Last summer, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend got a call that would change the life of their family forever. It was from the football day camp of their son Miles, 6, informing them that there had been a breakout of shigella—a bacteria that causes intestinal illness—and that he was being sent home. 

But after a couple of days, it was apparent that something else was wrong. Miles was “doubled over in pain,” unlike any of his peers. They took him to the ER, positive that it was his appendix.