Salisbury High junior works to raise awareness for diabetes (USA)

[Northerner]

It started in July when Lindsay Veros became excessively thirsty.

“Being the mom that I am, I said ‘Drink more, it’s hot outside,’” her mother Alison Bird said.

Just a few weeks later, the 16-year-old felt as if nothing would quench her thirst. Not water, juice or Gatorade.

Frequent urination followed, but Bird just assumed it was because Lindsay was drinking so much.

After school started in August, Lindsay came home complaining she couldn’t see the interactive white board.

“I thought, we’ve got to get her eyes checked,” Bird said.

http://www.salisburypost.com/articl...-after-being-diagnosed-with-type-1-last-month

I do wish the North Americans had been more creative with naming their towns and cities, I'm forever thinking an article is about the UK until I see something like 'mom' instead of 'mum '! 🙄

“We were all really shocked because type 1 diabetes is usually a genetic thing and nobody in my family’s ever had it,” Lindsay said.

Erm, so is Type 2! 🙄