Educating High School Students About Being a Diabetic Athlete
February 3, 2011 by wwkayakfamily
Filed under Diabetes, In The News
This week I was asked to talk to local highschool students in a Health Occupations class about being an athlete with diabetes. I was nervous at first because they were highschool students and so much bigger than me, but I loosened up and had a good time. The students asked lots of questions and I had fun showing them how I check my sugar and insert a catheter for my insulin site. I showed them one of of my videos so they could see what I do, then asked trivia questions and gave out Jackson DVD’s for correct answers. The kids looked very interested in what I had to say and I think they learned a lot and had fun doing it. They are hopin to raise $10,000 for Juvenial Diabetes reseach and I hope they beat their goal!
Support Team HugABug As We Walk for A Cure
The Reno Junvenile Diabetes Research Fund Walk for the Cure is on Sunday, October 12th at the University of Nevada, Reno campus on the main quad. Each years it’s a fun even with plenty of activities and diabetes-friendly food for the whole family. Each year after I was diagnosed at the age of 3, my team and I walk and raise as much money as we can to find a cure for diabetes.
Please support my team this year with any sort of donation you can afford