My mom and I educate the teachers every year before school starts. She has a meeting with every teacher and administrator to discuss my daily routine and how high or low blood sugars can affect my schoolwork. I have been a diabetic 10 years now. My friends' moms have learned how to care for me so that I can sleep over with my friends. They have learned to count carbs and give an injection all for me!
I have definitely educated my friends so much about living with type 1. They have helped me in so many ways to get over my fears. I have also done the JDRF Walk the whole time that I have lived with this disease. It is so exciting walking with my friends because we all know that it is for a good cause. I love educating people about what I have to go through every day.
I have been a diabetes advocate ever since I was a little kid. When I was in kindergarten and first grade, I would bring my test kit into school and show everybody how it worked. Nobody made fun of me because they could see that I was not embarrassed and I think it helped the other kids understand diabetes.
Awareness of my diabetes is what boosts the success for finding a cure for me. One of the biggest activities that helps educate my friends is the Walk for Diabetes. This year I had over 50 kids from my school on my walk team and we all wore our bright orange walk shirts to school which got people talking. Being out in the open with my diabetes is what helps educate people and I love when people ask questions.
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