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Cole

You've seen sick people before. They aren't their normal self. Most of us, when we get the flu, want to curl under the blankets and sleep all day. We don't want to be social; we aren't in the mood to be active; and even our appetite goes away. I know, for most everyone, it is a difficult, miserable time and we look forward to it passing so we can be back to our normal self and carry on with life's daily activities. When it comes to being sick, have you ever seen anyone in Diabetic Ketoacidosis, or DKA? The person is experiencing such high blood sugars that their muscles cramp up in extremely painful ways, they are constantly thirsty but may throw up everything they try to put down, and their energy is so drained that they slump to a heap because all they want to do is sleep. The fight that the human body goes through to stay alive is absolutely draining, so much so, that death truly is the next best thing. Now picture this happening to a 10 month old that can only