Name something you can measure. What do you measure it with? How do you go about taking the measurement?
This was homework the other night. My daughter had to choose 5 types of measurement about which to answer these questions. She came up with length, weight, distance and temperature; answers most kids would write down.
Her final response, however, was unique:
You can measure blood sugar.
You measure it with a glucometer.
You put a new test strip in the meter. You poke yourself with a lancet. Then you squeeze a little blood out of your finger and put it on a test strip. The meter measures how much sugar is in your blood.
The next day, there was excitement. "Mommy, guess what? I won an Einstein award for my glucometer answer!" This is a prestigious and difficult to earn slip of paper, given for particularly bright and unique answers. Third graders put them into a hat at the end of the week for a chance to win fabulous prizes such as bookmarks and erasers. She was thrilled.
The next day, there was excitement. "Mommy, guess what? I won an Einstein award for my glucometer answer!" This is a prestigious and difficult to earn slip of paper, given for particularly bright and unique answers. Third graders put them into a hat at the end of the week for a chance to win fabulous prizes such as bookmarks and erasers. She was thrilled.
You've got to love those rare moments when diabetes actually works in your favor!
What a great story! My son is 10 and was diagnosed in Dec 2009 and has done that in his class too! You're right the moments are rare but they're there! I love your blog and can relate so much to it so please keep the stories coming :)
ReplyDeleteDeborah from Brooklin,Ontario, Canada son Jake diagnosed Dec 21, 2009 type 1
i just found your blog i plan to read along. my son was dx @ 8months, now 18months old. funny how veryyyy occassionally diabetes is useful for something. i used it as an excuse for being late to school and in an entry for a competition to win a prize via a poem. lol.
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