by Claire Montgomery
Nurse almost kills diabetic camper. Well, not exactly. “Finally!” My best friend Elizabeth and I had just gotten out of the car after a three hour car ride to girl scout camp in the summer of 2009. Neither of us were technically girl scouts, but hey, who cares. It’s a whole week of just having…
Here is a story I think people might enjoy. I like it because it’s funny and it shows how little people know about diabetes. Maybe a month or so after I was diagnosed with diabetes, I went back to a sport that I loved: Ti Kwon Do. During the car ride to the studio my…
This is a letter I give to my teachers and coaches that other diabetics might find helpful. I think it’s helpful because I don’t have to tell my teachers every thing, it’s right there in front of them. I gave this letter to all of my teachers and lacrosse coach. This way I am more…
Three days ago I got a new pump: a CGM. I already had had the Mini-Med Pump for about a month but two days ago we went to the class about the actual Continuous Glucose Monitor. The class was SUPER long but it was worth it because yesterday it started to read my numbers. Of…
Hi everyone! This is my first post! I will be blogging about my life with diabetes. As you might have guessed, my name is Claire. I will try to update regularly, but as a seventh grader, the homework mounts up. Bye for now!