My Name is Niko and I was diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes when I was 4 years old. I am walking 5K on November 14th in hopes to raise money for Diabetes Canada so that some day another child like myself doesnt have to go through what I do every day. Constant poking, needles, counting carbs and monitoring my blood sugar every day shouldn’t be something a kid has to do everyday.
I am thankful for my pump and my Dexcom. They allow me to do the same things as my friends.
Somedays are harder than others but some days, I just wish I could be a kid who didn’t have to worry. My wish is that people would know more and understand diabetes isn’t something I did wrong it’s just a fight I had with my pancreas and it won for now but some day we may win this battle and show these broken Pancreas who’s in charge!