Upsetting news

I received upsetting news today. I learned about a seventeen-year-old high school senior, Alec Temple, who died in his sleep on Sunday night. A diabetic seizure claimed his life. I didn't know Alec, but the news of his death devastated me. A deadly seizure caused by low blood sugar in the middle of the night--that's every D parent's worst nightmare. That's why we don't sleep well. That's why we wake up in the middle of the night to test our children's blood sugar levels. That's why even after we check on our kids, we still worry. We tuck our kids into bed, we kiss them goodnight, we check on them, and we pray we'll see them sitting at the breakfast table in the morning. Alec's death is a reminder of how precious life is and what a horrible, serious, scary disease diabetes is and how we must continue to research and ultimately find the cure. My heart goes out to Alec's family. I will keep them in my thoughts and prayers. I will remember Alec. And I will hug my little ones a little longer tonight.