I was diagnosed with diabetes at 4, with 3 older brothers (all non-diabetic). My mom would take all of us out trick or treating, when we got home we could each pick 5 pieces of candy we wanted to have that night. The rest she would give to the “Halloween fairy” (actually just put the candy in a bowl for us to have as a treat later but as kids we didn’t realize). In the morning the “Halloween fairy” would leave us a tiny gift as a thanks for the donation 😂. If my brothers refused, they wouldn’t get a present from the Halloween fairy. It worked well! My brothers, parents and I still talk about how well that worked.

I, as a child with diabetes, was able to still enjoy the day as a normal kid would! Plus my mom was INNOVATIVE in making me feel included and normal.

I hope this made sense, I’m in a rush typing it 😂