On December 5th, 2024, at 8:00 pm, Lucy Carr, 6th grade student at Webber, was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) unexpectedly.
“I was so healthy,” Lucy said.
I asked Lucy so many questions, so keep reading on to see what happened that night.
First, I asked Lucy, “What was the most shocking part of getting diagnosed with type 1 diabetes?”
She told me that she thought that when people got diagnosed with diabetes they were usually unhealthy. She said, “I didn’t know what it meant to be a diabetic, but now I see that being a diabetic means being strong.”
The next question I asked Lucy was how did you know that you had T1D?
She told me she was at a WAVE mission and she had to leave to get a blood draw. Later, after her choir rehearsal, she was talking to her grandma. Her dad picked up the phone and called her and her mom down. Her dad said she had to go to the hospital because her blood sugar was 512 and it was supposed to be within 60-140.
After that, I asked Lucy, “What happened when you went into the hospital?”
She told me, “My sister was scared to go in so my grandma took her to the car.” She then told me after that she was brought into another room and changed into a hospital gown. Then, she laid there for three hours and called her family. She had to have 2 IVs and she said, “I was so scared.”
Lucy told me that she thought it was rare to get T1D and that you should appreciate what you have when you have it. Lucy is still learning about T1D and how it will affect her life but she is strong and does not think having diabetes is bad.
So, if you see Lucy in the hall, make sure to say “Hi!”
