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At first, my friends would always say, “Well, how’s your blood sugar? Are you low? Are you high?” or, “Can you have this?” I’m like, “Yes, I can have it. I just have to take my insulin to cover it.” I tell them, “I can have it. I just can’t have as much so stop asking me questions!” -Julie, 14 years oldI don’t mind if people ask. It’s just when they stare, like when I’m in the nurse’s office doing my blood sugar. Or when I’m doing it and someone walks by and says, “Oh, don’t look at that.” Especially with parents and little kids. They tell them not to look, it’s not polite. Like, I don’t care. They can ask questions. I’ll answer them. -Julie, 14 years old Explaining diabetes to friends I usually tell them that I have a special disease. You can’t catch it. I just have to watch what foods I eat. I have to use this little machine. It’s like a little calculator, a little computer. -Julie, 14 years old All my friends know about my condition When I was first diagnosed I explained all the basics to my friends. As I have made new friends it has usually come up at one time or another and I simply explain the situation. All my friends know about my condition and understand why I may make certain changes to my diet or activities. -Sarah, 23 years old Well, sometimes kids ask me “How did your pancreas break?” I say, “I don’t really know.” Sometimes they say like, “When did this happen?” I say, “I don’t really know.” -Brady, 7 years old
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