Family Reunion

Written by Madison

From June 30th to July 5th I was at a family reunion in a cabin with my family.  It was hard sometimes but I got over it.  For example we were at a parade and my aunt was in charge of afternoon snack and bought donut holes and of course I coudn't have them.  BUMMER!!! 

I learned that having diabetes at a reunion with lots of meals and food isn't the easiest thing in the world.  First of all, counting the carbs.  We were lucky we knew about how much was in everything (I forgot Calorie King).  Second, waiting. I have to wait 15 minutes before eating.  It's not that easy when a whole family needs to eat when the food is ready.  Finally, keeping my blood sugar within the right range.  Again, it's not that easy especially without Calorie King because we don't know exactly how many carbs.  Not knowing exactly how many carbs and not being able to wait first before eating and having some extra treats made it hard to keep it in the right range.