When I say that I mean some kids can get 3 or 4 finger pricks and 2 or 3 shots in a day. I would like to tell you now what diabetes is, what a day is like to have diabetes, and what it is like to have a sister with diabetes. Diabetes happens when the pancreas doesn't work. This causes very high amounts of sugar in the blood. That can be deadly.
Diabetes has two forms, insulin dependent and non insulin dependent.
It is called that because people must have insulin to survive. When the pancreas doesn't make the insulin used to break down the sugar in the blood, diabetics get theirs in an injection 2 or 3 times a day. She needs to know if it is too low or too high. Normal blood sugar is between about 70 and 150. If your too low you need juice right away.