07/07/2025
This Is Lucy but we call her Lulu! Her Journey of being T1D started when she was 2 1/2 years old on July 11th 2024. What is T1D? It’s an autoimmune disease where the pancreas makes little to no insulin! Our body naturally produces insulin to break down carbohydrates for energy without insulin it builds up in the bloodstream forcing the body to go into DKA( body starts burning fat for fuel). I started to notice some signs something was off mood swings, wanting water a lot and a rash formed that I could not heal! So we decided to take her into her pediatrician on July 11th. I explained everything going on and we agreed a full work up would be best just to make sure nothing was wrong. Dr.Lockridge ran a white cell count, look over her and the rash, then checked her blood sugar. While we were waiting for the labs to come back he came sprinting in and told me to get her to Children’s Immediately her blood sugar was 578. We get to Children’s Of Alabama and when we walked in they immediately took us back ran more labs, test her a1c, blood sugar and placed 3 Ivs. Her A1c was 11.8, blood sugar now was 589, with large Ketones. There started our journey of Classes and learning how to give insulin injections, counting carbs, when to check sugars, applying Dexcom’s G7s (Cgm) and more. After a year in we have learned so much cause every T1D is different so you adapt and make changes every day! It’s a 24/7 disease. Common Questions. Is there a cure? No but it is manageable with proper ratios and Insulin. What caused her to develop T1D? We don’t know, it wasn’t caused by diet or lack of exercise. So she can’t eat things like cake and cookies? No she can eat whatever she wants just have to dose the right insulin. These Photos represent Her D-Day. 1 year since her Diagnosis. She is %100 a strong little girl that inspires me day in and day out. I hope these photos spread awareness for T1Ds across the world so one day they will find a cure for all the fighters out there!
