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Michael’s Story: Life with Type 1 Diabetes

to watch, listen to, or think about someone or something carefully
v.
pay attention to
I have to pay attention to

Fortunately
everything I eat. Fortunately, I can

adv. by good luck; luckily
still eat some of my favorite foods.

affect
Meats and tomatoes don’t affect my

v.
to cause a change in someone or something; to influence
contain
blood sugar because they contain
to have something inside
v.
few carbohydrates. My CDE calls

these “free foods.”

▲ If my sugar level is a little low(65–75), I eat crackers. If the number is
really low (below 65), I drink juice. The juice works super fast.

Unit 7 | Michael’s Story: Life with Type 1 Diabetes