The new school year most of the times bring excitements to
families with children. Children usually shop with their parents for their
school supplies. They get excited with the idea of choosing their new backpack
with their favorite cartoon character and their first day outfit for school. My
family could not have this pleasant chaos this year. One week before my
youngest daughter completed her sixth birthday, she was diagnostic with a
disease called type 1 diabetes with which the body is insulin dependent. Type 1
diabetics are different than type 2 diabetes because the body has a hormone
deficiency which means pancreas has stopped producing insulin. Type 1 diabetes
can happen to anyone at any time; it doesn’t have to do with how much sugar you
eat or your weight for you to be diagnosed. This diagnosis added more school
supplies to her list, besides her backpack I bought a type 1 diabetes emergency
kit. At the first week of school, many families have worries about their
children and how they will adapt. My first worry was if the school nurse will
attend the school and if she will take care of my daughter in case of any
emergency and if she is trying not to scare the poor child increasing her
stress about her new way of life. As a mother, my worries are continuous. I am
trying to make this big change in my daughter’s life as smooth as I can so she
can not feel different other students.
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