Marshmallows, Marshmallows, Marshmallows!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well today is Easter and I was just eating my dinner and I had already eaten my meat and my peas, and suddenly I got full - OMG! I was already 68 right before dinner too, and had just had my insulin for garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potato fries, and a roll - how was I gonna make that up! So thats when the superhero comes in -  Oh look he's here right now. Marshmallows! Yahooooooooo!

Eventually we had homemade ice cream (yum). Me and my mom made it! YUM!

Marshmallows saved my life today or at least kept me from getting a really big needle in me! Thank you jetpuff Marshmallows!

Marshmallow frenzy (Yum!)

When I'm at school and I'm low, I eat a marshmallow and I hear people say "Lucky! You get to eat marshmallows!". Well, I'm not actually that lucky. I would love to just eat marshmallows every single day without having to test or take insulin. If I didn't have diabetes, I would be able to just eat a marshmallow without doing any work.

And when I test I hear people say, "I wanna do that. Can I do it?". I say, "You don't want to do it. It's not really as fun as you think."

Hi, I'm Sarah

Hi. My name is Sarah. I'm my mama's daughter. This week my school had a jog-a-thon and I didn't do it because my insulin pump clip was broken. So I had to stay in another classroom (third grade). The teacher was talking to the students about sugar. Some student asked the teacher about juvenile diabetes. The teacher replied "Well, I used to give a kid insulin shots. You can die easily from juvenile diabetes". And I thought, "No, you can not!"


I have been living with type 1 diabetes for over a year and I haven't died. And I plan to live to be at least 100 years old. I know this man that my mom has been talking about and he has been living with type 1 diabetes for over 65 years! And he is in good health.

So what we're going to do now is a whole presentation to the staff at my school about type 1 diabetes. Even though there are three kids with type 1 diabetes at my school, the teachers still don't understand type 1. I am excited that my mom and I are going to actually talk in front of the whole staff and teach them about living with type 1 diabetes.



People need to understand type 1 diabetes because it's not the same thing as type 2 diabetes. I'm not overweight, and I certainly do not need a new diet. I have not changed my diet since I was diagnosed. The only thing I cannot eat is poison, and cookies....made with poison (I totally love that video!). So, I can pretty much eat whatever I want as long as I test my blood sugar before I eat and take insulin.

I want people to know that it's not easy to die from type 1 diabetes, as long as you take care of yourself and keep control of your blood sugar. I test myself at mealtimes and snacktimes, and I give myself insulin and..... EAT! I eat healthy and try not to graze or overeat. I always listen to my body, and if I don't feel right, I test my blood sugar. Sometimes if my blood sugar is low I feel shaky and dizzy. And if my blood sugar is high I have a headache. If my blood sugar is low - like under 70 - , I eat a marshmallow (yum!) and wait 15 minutes to test again. If my blood sugar is high I correct myself with a dose of insulin. If it's high at night, my mom takes care of me by testing me while I sleep and giving me insulin when I need it. My mom is so caring, wise and supportive. I couldn't have asked for a better one.



If you think I'm lucky that I get to eat marshmallows, I'm not because I still have to live with shots and testing my blood. People who don't have type 1 can eat a marshmallow just to eat it - but for me, it's actually medicine.

I really have learned a lot since my diagnosis and I will try to be as supportive as I can to other kids living with type 1 diabetes. :-)



Me and my friend Megan having a blood sugar contest (fun!)