A life in the day with type 1
Matthew Thackeray, aged 10 from Hartlepool, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in January 2011. In August he was awarded a certificate of merit for writing a creative piece of distinction, which was selected for publication in a Young Writers Anthology.
The book, Once upon a rhyme 2011, has now been published and here is Matthew’s poem, which he would like to share with everyone.
Life in a day – A diabetic day
I wake up in the morning feeling like normal
Then I go into my cupboard and get out my injection
I put the needle in my leg
I don’t feel it anymore!
At school I feel shaky
This means I’m low
I put the needle to my finger
I don’t feel it anymore!
At teatime I check my blood count
I have my injection
I put the needle to my leg
I don’t feel it anymore!
At 8 o'clock its bedtime
I have my last injection
I fall asleep
I don’t feel it anymore!
Matthew Thackeray (age nine).