Student: “I really just want a normal life.”

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — “I really just want a normal life,” says Hannah McCrary. “It’s not really good,” says Trevor Lovell For Lexington Elementary students, Hannah McCrary and Trevor Lovell, life is a bit different. “Type 1 diabetes is a constant in their lives, 24/7,” says Beth McCrary, Hannah’s Mother. Every day comes with a lot for these two youngsters to think about. “Every 3 days you have to put a new site in,” says Trevor Lovell “I have to give insulin, I have to count carbs,” says Hannah McCrary “They have to think about everything they eat, they’re activity level, how many carbs are in the food that they eat and dosing the proper amount of insulin to stay in a healthy blood sugar range,” Beth McCrary But as Trevor will tell you, those tasks aren’t always easy to remember. “Sometimes I forget and then I have high blood sugar which can make me moody and cranky or gives me bad headaches and my stomach aches,” says Trevor Lovell However, the stakes are high. “A dangerous low blood sugar or a dangerous high blood sugar can be life threatening in less than 24 hours,” says Beth McCrary. But they have each other and their entire school behind them. “It makes me feel like I’m not alone with the disease,” says Trevor Lovell Something that was evident Thursday as hundreds of students banded together to walk for a cure. Crandall Sims reporting, “As you can see behind me the 2nd annual walk to cure diabetes is underway. We are told that every participant here including students and teachers volunteered for this walk.” It’s a walk that gives Hannah a smile. “I think it’s really cool that they support diabetes, because others schools really don’t,” says Hannah McCrary Both Hannah and Trevor also participated in Thursday’s walk because together the two are fighting. “You don’t really feel alone whenever you have someone else there,” says Hannah McCrary. Over the past two years, students at Lexington Elementary School have raised a combined $10,000 to aid in the search for a cure for Diabetes.