Its the Holiday Season

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 ✌️