Nine-year-old Caremy Darr takes on a Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis after presenting flu-like symptoms.
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. — When Cassie and Jeremy Darr discovered they were expecting their first child after rounds of fertility treatment, they called their daughter their miracle baby. Her parents, Cassie and Jeremy, combined their names and named her Caremy.
When they took Caremy to the doctor, her pediatrician advised her parents to wait a month to see if the symptoms subsided. A month to the day they were scheduled for a checkup, Caremy’s symptoms progressed. Caremy Darr as a newborn. After rounds of fertilization treatment Cassie and Jeremy were able to have their first child, calling her a "miracle baby."
“We could see her ribs, her shoulder bones, like shoulder blades, everything, and if you’re talking a matter of five pounds,” said Cassie. Caremy Darr was admitted to UPMC Carlisle Emergency Hospital after displaying flu-like symptoms. She weighed less than 100lb when admitted. After hours of T1D training and education, Caremy, Cassie and Jeremy were sent home with a glucose monitor kit and supplies to keep Caremy’s insulin levels normal. But the challenges presented themselves more at home.
When at school, kids would ask questions about the Dexcom on Caremy’s arms and the sounds the glucose monitor kit would make. Instead of shying away from the questions, Caremy taught her class about what T1D is and how to treat it, using her teddy bear Rufus.
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