Children adapt to Type 1 diabetes
Friday, October 23, 2009 - 19:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Despite the managing, testing and planning, diabetic kids like Reilly Reynolds have relatively normal lives. Restless from math calculations using play money, the second-graders look relieved when their teacher instructs them to gather their lunches and line up. They're heading down a stairwell to the schoolyard when Reilly Reynolds, a sturdy 8-year-old with blond hair and a cherubic face, remembers a pre-lunch appointment.