Hi everyone! Halloween recently passed, and I still remember
my first Halloween after I got diagnosed. I felt like I could barely
enjoy any of it. Little to no candy, so what's the point?! So my parents told
me if I traded in my candy and gave it all to my sibling we could go to a local
candy store and pick out some sugar free candy for myself and I
could “trade” some of my candy in for toys! We put candy values on certain toys
that we scoped out before hand. For example, a smaller item was worth 25
pieces, or for a bigger item that I really wanted, was 75! Believe me, I did my
best to get that toy and it was totally worth it!! I thought it was fair
because the toys were a lot more fun than the candy you get from strangers! Ha!
(I did manage to sneak a few into my low supplies, which make a fun treat when
my blood sugar goes really low!).
Thanksgiving is coming up and all I can think
about is food. Food, food, food. Yum!! It is a time to give thanks and some of
the things that I am thankful for is my family, friends, food, shelter, my Omnipod, and this opportunity to be the 2015 Illinois Youth Ambassador. I really enjoy
helping out and talking to other people with diabetes my age and younger. Since my time is
coming to an end, I encourage kids all over to apply to become the 2016 Illinois Youth Ambassador, it's a great experience to help out and tell other you are not
alone. So good luck to all who apply! Peace ✌️
