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“When a cure is found, I will be thankful that I can eat whatever I want, without having to worry about checking my blood sugar, counting carbs or giving myself insulin.” I want to be known as the kid who’s good at math or who plays soccer well, not the kid with diabetes.”
- Scott, age 9
“The worst part of having diabetes is knowing that I’ll have to deal with complications later in life.”
- Melissa, age 15
“I don’t like having to go to the nurse’s office four times a day to test my blood sugar.” “I won’t let diabetes control me. I’m going to control diabetes.” “I get so frustrated with diabetes sometimes that I start to cry.” Am I going to have diabetes the rest of my life?” “Both children and adults like me who live with type 1 diabetes need to be mathematicians, physicians, personal trainers and dieticians all rolled into one. We need to be constantly factoring and adjusting, making frequent finger sticks to check blood sugars, and giving ourselves multiple daily insulin injections just to stay alive.” “This disease controls our lives with all the pricking of fingers, shots, high and low blood sugars; it’s like being on a seesaw. Without a cure, we will be stuck on this seesaw until the day we die.” I want to live someday without thinking about my diabetes. It’s a lot for a little kid to keep up with.”
- Luke, age 6
“Diabetes has made me different than all my friends. I have an extra burden to carry.” |
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