Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Lisa Hepner, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes more than 20 years ago, is not one to shy away from a challenge. Initiating and realizing her latest project has provided her with a big one: to reach as many people as possible with a production that will engage and entertain, and raise awareness about diabetes. Patient 13 follows the 30-year quest for a cure for type 1 diabetes. And, as they say in the movies, ‘this time it’s personal’! Here, Lisa tells the story behind Patient 13.