DIABETES CARE SUPERKID
Kaitlyn Amey of Port Huron is an active 13-year old girl. A seventh grader at Chippewa Middle School, she plays basketball, is a cheerleader, and dances five hours a week at the Huron Physical Arts Center in Port Huron. She enjoys hanging out with friends and watching the Detroit Red Wings with her dad. She also lives with Diabetes. Kaitlyn was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes at age 5. At a young age, she learned to give herself injections of insulin. She is now hooked up to a pump that gives her automatic injections, but she must keep track of the carbohydrates in all of the food she eats to ensure she gets the right amount of insulin. Despite needing to monitor the disease 24-hours a day, Kaitlyn still leads a normal life. “It doesn’t stop her from anything,” dad Brad Amey said. She agrees. “Just because you have Diabetes, you can’t let it get you down,” she said. “You can do whatever you want to.”