Children don't like taking shots...but they love giving
them!! Children don't like having their finger stuck...but they love sticking
their mother's finger!
My children were in elementary school when I became
insulin dependent. So my husband and all 3 children attended the diabetes
management classes with me!
What a wonderful family project. The children not only
learned great nutritional values, but they learned how to be aware of how
diabetes affects a person.
Every one of us learned how to eat properly, exercise and
how to monitor blood sugar (glucose). We also learned how to give insulin
injections and how to read a sliding scale. How great for me! Any time I would
be too hot or be too sleepy, they would start checking my sugar level! Then
with adult supervision, the kids would almost "fight" over who got to
give Mama her shot!!
What a great support team! Sometimes a diabetic is not sure what is
wrong or how much insulin to take. Always having someone close who knows how to
monitor blood sugar is very reassuring.
Kudos to the Family Diabetes-Care Team!!
Lynn F, 58
Myrtle Beach, SC
132557