When the lunch bell sounds at Browns Valley Elementary School in Vacaville, most kids go screaming toward the playground or cafeteria, but not Colten Clarke.
The first stop for the 9-year-old is the school nurse who typically helps him check his blood sugar level, the result of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. By noon, Colten has already pricked his finger several times to check his blood sugar, a nagging routine that never seems to stop, and may never.
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