Kyle's reaction was like most children when they get diagnosed, said Grossman at his office at the Teal Lake Medical Center in nearby Ishpeming. They don't like it. Imagine if you got it, knowing that you'd have to take two or three shots for the rest of your life and check your blood test on your fingers four times a day. It's not fun. But they do adjust to it very well as time goes on.
Most kids do.
But it's never easy. There are two types of diabetes. Type 2 usually occurs in adults, said Grossman. We usually treat that with diet, exercise, sometimes pills and sometimes insulin. Both types are serious.