Each time her grandpa tried to inject a vial of insulin into his body, his pen’s plunger couldn’t reach every drop of the lifesaving solution. He had to throw the rest away.
It was frustrating because those traces can add up to hundreds of dollars wasted, which is difficult for those who lack health insurance, as he once did.
So when 11-year-old Makiyla Carrico had to create a problem-solving invention for a school competition, it didn’t take her long to think of one.
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