'Our little girl couldn't stop drinking water - the reason completely changed everything'
When Sarah Henderson spotted her daughter Hollie was drinking an unusual amount of water, she noted it to be “strange”.
Type 1 diabetes causes the level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood to become too high. It happens when the body cannot produce enough of a hormone called insulin, which controls blood glucose. Those with the condition need to take insulin every day to keep blood glucose levels under control. But mum Sarah says due to a lack of understanding around the condition, Hollie, now 12, has suffered bullying at school. “People aren’t always kind to her at school,” she added. “They don’t really understand diabetes, which is why Hollie is so keen to raise awareness around its stigmas.
“Her diagnosis completely changed everything. She went from a happy, care-free child to someone with the responsibility of being completely 'on' all the time, monitoring her insulin to self-administered injections. Luckily now, she's on a pump so that has stopped the injections, which is amazing, but it still requires constant management."