There are also other characters such as Stacy, a girl who is a classmate of our main characters and who can be clearly seen when she is on screen making adorable comments that she wears insulin patches, giving us a glimpse of her having diabetes as a child. Doing a little research on the film I discovered that this fact is based on the film’s technical supervisor’s experience living with type 1 diabetes.

I remember an article on our six o'clock evening News about this movie. My wife who, like myself, is from an older, more prudish generation, almost sunk into her recliner chair and disappeared, turning a deep shade of red herself, with embarrassment. We aren't used to such open honesty about such personal issues, at our age. We do think that it is great for the younger generations, who are more open about such things now, though. Long may it continue. Our generation, however, wasn't brought up that way, and it may take a while to overcome the taboos which we inherited.

That said, it is great that diversity is gaining more attention in the arts, media, and film these days. We have seen dolls made with wheelchairs lately, emojis depicting a person in a 👩‍🦼 motorised wheelchair, and now a movie which includes an insulin-dependent diabetic! This really is progress!

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