I think my daughter Erika is a champian bcause she is so strong and determined. She is going to be 14 on nov 29, Erika was diagnosed when she was 10. I remember it like it happened 1 hr ago. Erika was very sick when she was diagnosed but even as her father and I cried for her in fear she told US it was going to be ok! “don’t be sad, it will be ok” she took this disease and claimed it her own. Erika is on the Medtronic insulin pump and uses her sensors and does it well! She has had times where she wanted to be “normal” but has learned she IS normal, and very strong. Erika plays on the school basketball and soccer team and keeps up and never stops. Erika is everthing I wish I could have been as a child. Straight A’s and a go getter. That is why she is my champian.