How Alabama kids with diabetes make healthy + fun recipes

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When Nakeishia Benson’s son, Antonio, was six, he started getting unusually sleepy and sick. Thinking it was COVID-19, she took Antonio to the hospital to find he had extremely high blood sugar and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes shortly after.

It was a stressful time for the Benson family, but during our conversation with Nakeishia, she said over and over again that she couldn’t have made it through without help from the doctors and nurses at Children’s of Alabama.

Even now, as a thriving 10-year-old, Antonio still has struggles with his diabetes. But there’s something in Birmingham that makes navigating his diagnosis a little easier. Check out this resource that’s helping Antonio and kids like him find food that works for their diet and helps grow their independence.

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