Diabetes and Me

Diabetes and Me, written by Gabrielle Fimbres.

《糖尿病和我》，加布里埃尔·芬布雷斯著。

Nine -year -old Mia is one of almost three million children and adults in the United States who have type 1 diabetes. This disease causes the body to stop making insulin. Insulin allows our body's cells to take in glucose, or sugar, from food. Our body's cells need glucose for energy. Without insulin, the cells do not take in the glucose we need to work or play.

9岁的米娅是美国近300万儿童和成人中的一员，他们都患有1型糖尿病。 这种疾病会导致身体停止分泌胰岛素。 胰岛素能帮助我们的身体细胞吸收食物中的葡萄糖，也就是糖分。 我们的身体细胞需要葡萄糖来提供能量。 没有胰岛素，细胞就无法吸收我们工作、玩耍所需的葡萄糖。

Doctors don't know exactly what causes Type 1 diabetes or how to cure it. With the right treatment, people with Type 1 diabetes can live normal, healthy lives.

医生还不清楚1型糖尿病的确切病因，也不知道如何治愈它。 只要治疗得当，1型糖尿病患者也能过上正常、健康的生活。

To live healthy lives, people like Mia take special care of themselves. They watch what they eat and get lots of exercise. They also test their blood sugar levels many times each day.

为了保持健康，像米娅这样的患者会特别注意照顾自己。 他们会留意饮食，还会做很多运动。 他们每天还要多次检测自己的血糖水平。

Reading A to Z. How did you find out you have type 1 diabetes? Mia: When I was four and a half, I had to get up at night to go to the bathroom a lot. I Went to the doctor and they checked my blood sugar. It was really high We had to go to the hospital and I got scared The day I got out of the hospital I was feeling better

Reading A to Z：你是怎么发现自己得了1型糖尿病的呀？ 米娅: 我四岁半的时候， 夜里总要起来好多次上厕所。 我去看了医生，他们查了我的血糖， 数值特别高。 我们得去医院，我当时害怕极了。 出院那天，我感觉好多啦。

Reading A to Z. What kind of medicine do you take to stay healthy? Mia, I take insulin. I wear an insulin pump near my waist. The pump makes taking the medicine easier.

Reading A to Z：你要靠什么药物来保持健康呀？ 米娅：我用胰岛素。 我腰的位置戴了一个胰岛素泵。 这个泵让用药变得方便多了。