BEFORE READING:
What do you already know about diabetes?
What do you already know about blood sugar and insulin?
Before you read the story, write true or false next to each statement based on what you think right now.
DURING/AFTER READING
Write your own summary of page 2 using these words:
Sarah, camping, afraid of needles, water, diagnosed with diabetes, nurse.
Fill in the blanks - highlight the word you put in in a bright colour. (Look at page 3 for help)
The pancreas is an organ that makes Insulin. Insulin moves around the body in the blood and its job is to move Glucose into cells so that we have Energy to move around. Glucose comes from the food we eat. After we eat, our glucose levels go up. Our glucose levels fall when we exercise because we are burning energy . Diabetes is when the human body can’t control the amount of Blood in their Bodys.
Explain 3 key differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in your own words.
(Type 1 is mostly found in children and Type 2 is mostly found in grown adults)
(Type one is an autoimmune sytem and Tpe 2 is not)
(Type one is when anyone can get it and Type 2 is when you get it if ur oversized)
Explain what mmol/L means, why people with Type 1 diabetes need to check this number and what they might do to raise or lower the number if they need to.
(Millermoles is when you measure how much sugar/gluecose is in your blood)
(Most diabetecs need to be between 7/9 millermoles per liter)
Use the text you have read, and Google if you need to, to respond to the following prompts.
What are common symptoms of diabetes?
(Feeling sick, Feeling tired, Feeling dizy, Feeling hungry a lot, Going to the toilet a lot, Having blurred vision,Feeling thirsty all the time)
How is diabetes managed?
(Making sure you check your blood glucose and blood pressure levels at home,Taking your medication, Doing exercising regularly, Planning what your following next balanced meal is)
When and how did scientists discover that insulin is needed to treat type 1 diabetes?
Imagine you are like Sarah and have Type 1 diabetes. What would your day be like? What things would be challenging or difficult for you? What things in your school day might be challenging for you and how might you overcome these challenges? What might the class teacher need to do in order to make sure you are safe? (100 words minimum).
What things would Sarah and her teacher need to take with them when going on school camp? Try to use the proper names for the items
If you were diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, what information do you think other people might need to know so they can help keep you safe? Create a poster with all the information a teacher or friend might need to know so they could help you.
Watch this Youtube clip.
Select 3 of the things you shouldn’t say to someone with type 1 diabetes.
Explain why people MIGHT say that AND think of 2 things you could say instead.
“Did you get diabetes from eating too much sugar”
“Do you carry needles around in your bag?”
“Should you be eating that?”
Make a list of any new words you learnt from this text and their meaning (check glossary at end of story for help)
Glucose - Glucose is a type of sugar in the blood/major source of energy for the body's cells.
Millermoles - Millermoles is when u measure how much sugar is in your blood
Autoimmune - Disease caused by antibodies
Go back to the top of these pages and complete the other half of the true/false statements. Look at the ones where you changed your answer since reading this story. Reflect on what you have read and write 5 sentences below stating specific information you learnt.
