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Short illustrated stories about one Lahore family. Each is built around a lesson from the safety course and takes about five minutes to read.
Part 1: Low blood sugar
Three o'clock, no lunch
Rasheed sahib's hands are shaking at the counter. His niece Sana has about a minute to work out why.
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No food, no medicine?
Imran has a stomach bug and hasn't eaten all day. His plan is to skip every tablet. Saima isn't so sure.
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Midnight, 310
Sana has type 1 diabetes and a stomach bug. It's midnight, her meter says 310, and she is about to make the most common mistake there is.
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What's really on the plate
Sunday lunch, and Rasheed sahib has a theory: only roti raises sugar. His family is about to prove him wrong, one katori at a time.
Read the storyRamadan and diabetes
Two hours to iftar
Bashir sahib wants to fast all of Ramadan, the way he always has. On day nine, at four in the afternoon, his meter has other ideas.
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The stone in the chappal
There's blood on the courtyard floor, and Karim can't feel a thing. That is exactly the problem.
Read the storyInsulin in the heat
The pen in the motorbike box
June in Lahore, and Hamza's insulin pen has spent the afternoon in a motorbike box. Is it still good? Nobody wants to guess.
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Ayesha and the birthday cake
Bilal's birthday cake has arrived in class, and Ayesha, who has type 1 diabetes, is sure it isn't for her. Her teacher has other ideas.
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