Cindy Mallon, an 8-years-old girl became ill and experienced symptoms of a person with type 1 diabetes as explained in journals such as the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). These symptoms included excessive thirst, frequent urination, and weight loss. Cindy’s parents became concerned about her symptoms as she begun to eat twice as much food, yet losing weight (approximately 5 pounds in the past months), which followed by vomiting and being nauseated. According to an article published by the American Diabetes Association, children within Cindy age range could experience mild depression and anxiety as a result of being label a diabetic ( ). Children associate with other children and
