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• A better perspective
• Healthier habits
• The Clara Barton Camp
• Realizing what I’m capable of
• I’m living just as well as if I didn’t have diabetes
• I’m taking care of myself

A better perspective

In some ways, I think having diabetes has given me better perspective about some things. I know for sure that having this condition has shown me things about myself and what I am capable of dealing with that I had no idea existed.

-Sarah, 23 years old

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Healthier habits

I eat more vegetables than I used to and I play more sports.

-Stephanie, 10 years old

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The Clara Barton Camp

I go to the Clara Barton Camp and I’ve met some friends there that also have diabetes that I can always talk to. So that helped a lot.

-Julie, 14 years old

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Realizing what I'm capable of

For myself, having diabetes has shown me that I have the ability to deal with problems I couldn’t have imagined earlier in life.

-Sarah, 23 years old

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I'm living just as well as if I didn't have diabetes

I wouldn’t use the word “rewarding”, but it can be very satisfying to know that I am living with diabetes and living just as well as if I didn’t have it.

-Mary, 25 years old

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I'm taking care of myself

I used to not really care about diabetes, but now that I’m growing up, I’m taking care of myself. I try to keep my blood sugar under control because when I was little my blood sugar used to be like 400 or 600 and right now I’ve got my blood sugar under control so it’s in the 100 range or lower.  It’s at the point where the doctors are rewarding me. They gave me new monitors and stuff.

-Andre, 18 years old

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