So I have a student in the special ed program with diabetes. He got diagnosed his freshman year and he is now a senior.
He just gave himself his first insulin shot ever!!!
We have been building up to this for 3 years now. Mom says he tries at home, but then wimps out. He has been prepping his insulin pen for me to inject him since school started. But I have still been giving the shot. We then had to wrap our head around giving the shot in the abdomen (where he can reach) instead of the arm. We were supposed to start the self injections next week, but he asked if he could do it today. Who am I to say no to that?!?!
He did it with no hesitation whatsoever. WOOT!!
We were so excited we gave hi fives and then we called mom on speaker phone.
