Middle school and the vending machine
The hardest part of middle school wasn't the lows. It was not wanting to be different.
Middle school is where I really started caring what other people thought. Suddenly checking my glucose in class felt like a spotlight. I'd go low and not want to treat it right away because I didn't want to pull out a juice in front of everyone.
That's the dangerous part nobody warns you about enough. It's not that teens forget. It's that fitting in can quietly feel more urgent than a number, and that's a hard thing to admit.
What helped was one friend who just knew, and treated it like no big deal. If you can find that one person, it changes everything. You don't need the whole school to understand. You need one.
Brooke's chapters are personal lived experience shared to make people feel less alone. They are not medical advice and do not describe a treatment plan. Talk to your own care team about your numbers, devices, and decisions.
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