An Interview Amongst Jerry The Bear

Recently I had the chance to interview Jerry The Bear, a precocious behaviour alongside diabetes, who tests his ain blood sugars, takes insulin shots from a pen, counts carbs & as well as helps children alongside diabetes piece of work empowered as well as ain their diabetes.
I'm all virtually D education, D buddies, non feeling lonely as well as empowering others, including kiddles, when it comes to people alongside diabetes owning their diabetes!
Sidebar: How cool would it last to regard a Gerry The Bear inwards every Peds Endo waiting room!
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Jerry is an interactive BWD (bear alongside diabetes) who helps children alongside diabetes navigate life alongside diabetes.
www.JerryTheBear.com

**Jerry is currently four years old

1. Jerry, how one-time were you lot when you lot diagnosed alongside diabetes?

I was diagnosed at ii years old! My parents were worried because I was tired all the fourth dimension as well as drinking a lot of water. It was scary when the MD commencement told me that I had diabetes, but straightaway it’s merely a role of each day!

2. What's alongside those cool looking particular sensors on your paws & What precisely produce they do?

My paws are merely similar your hands! You cheque your blood glucose levels past times your fingertips; I job my paw tips! If you lot press the sensors inwards whatsoever of my paws, you lot tin sack regard what my blood carbohydrate degree is - whether I’m normal, high, or low. I brand certain I rotate my fingertips. Also, when you’re reading a story, you lot tin sack crush my manus to plough the pages.

3. There's a lot to acquire when it comes to living alongside type 1 diabetes, as well as rumor has it that you're a actually skilful type 1 diabetes teacher/pal alongside lots of cool D teaching tools.  Care to elaborate?

Ever since I was diagnosed alongside diabetes, I’ve wanted to aid out other friends who direct maintain t1d! I cheque my bg level, accept shots of insulin, as well as count carbs merely similar whatsoever kid alongside t1d does, as well as I desire to brand certain that other kids don’t experience lonely as well as tin sack acquire alongside me. Since I’m an All Star champion (it’s similar the mini Olympics inwards my hometown), I tell my friends how I managed my diabetes during training!

4. Sometimes children (and grownups for that thing ) are afraid of needles - I know that when I was commencement diagnosed alongside diabetes, I was scared to decease to give myself a shot.  Any advice on that subject?

Needles tin sack last scary--I know I was scared at first! But as well as therefore my nurse educator, Ms. Berry, told me how of import it was for me to accept my insulin. I knew that if I wanted to prepare for the Olympics, I would direct maintain to last real healthy. After a while, I was therefore used to taking insulin that I didn’t fifty-fifty abide by them!

5. What's your favorite "bolus worthy" foods? For the record, I dear cupcakes, fruit as well as nachos, but non together ;)

I dear strawberry shortcake because strawberries are i of my favorite fruits!

6. Sometimes children experience similar their diabetes is their fault, which totally isn't true. Do you lot ever direct maintain those feelings?

I tin sack totally sympathise to a greater extent than or less children feeling that way. I didn’t experience that agency since I was likewise immature to sympathise Diabetes.

7. How is your sis Isabella doing re: your diabetes. I direct maintain no dubiousness she worries virtually you lot as well as tries to aid out anyway she can. Siblings of CWDs & PWDs (Children With Diabetes & People alongside Diabetes) are awesome!

My footling sis Isabella is my hero. She doesn’t direct maintain diabetes but she learned virtually T1D alongside me piece I prepare alongside my mom as well as my educator. When I’m feeling low, my sis gets me a juicebox or lets my mom know.

8. What's side past times side for you lot as well as your pals?

I dear listening to inspiring stories. I desire to come across other folks alongside T1D as well as acquire to know them better! I ever desire to help!

9. If mortal wanted to purchase a Jerry The Bear, how would they piece of work virtually doing that?

Oh, I would dear a novel best friend! If anyone out at that topographic point wants to accept me home, they tin sack see www.jerrythebear.com. At the bottom, at that topographic point is a push that says “Buy Jerry!” Just press that, as well as I’m yours!

10. Jerry, thank you lot therefore much for the interview - Anything else you'd similar to portion alongside my diabetesaliciousness readers?

As an All Star champion, I desire to permit all the kids out at that topographic point know that having type 1 diabetes volition never halt me from doing anything or from dreaming big--and it shouldn’t halt you lot either.