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This chapter prompted by guest- the aftermath of Jason being diagnosed with diabetes and how his family react to the news

The ages are:

Robbie and Jason- 11, Ziggy-13, Freddie- 15, Joe- 18

A while ago I did a chapter on Jason being diagnosed with diabetes so I've decided to make this a direct follow on.

Chapter 41- dia-what?:

It had only been a week since Jason had been diagnosed with diabetes and the family was still adapting. To say it was a shock to them was an understatement; they had no idea how bad Jason's health had got.

Then the diabetes diagnosis came and changed everything. All the family members had attended one of the classes by the diabetes team in order to learn how to administer Jason's insulin and what would happen if his blood sugar got too high or too low.

Sandy had then had to explain to the school which had been eventful to say the least. She'd had to convince them that Jason was perfectly capable of remembering how and when to administer his insulin and that he did not need someone reminding him everyday.

Then you had the situation at home. It was like walking on ice. Everyone was worried that Jason might just collapse or forget to take his insulin and then he would drop down dead. Jason couldn't figure out why his brothers thought that; they'd been at the class when it had been explained.

Jason was also seeing a whole new side to his brothers he didn't even know existed. They had always been protective over him but now they were too overprotective. He knew they were just worried about him but they didn't need to be.

Jason knew what he was doing, he knew how to manage his diabetes. He didn't need his brothers watching over him 24/7. He knew they were worried but they really needed a better way of showing it.

Otherwise Jason was fine with his diabetes diagnosis, at least now he could make it through the day without collapsing from exhaustion.

When Joe heard that his youngest brother had collapsed while at school, his heart stopped. All the worst case scenarios ran through his mind. The fact that his brother had type 1 diabetes never crossed his mind. He'd heard of it but didn't know much until Jason had been diagnosed.

After the class, he'd constantly been thinking about Jason's blood sugar. Was it too low? Was it too high? He was the eldest and it was his job to protect and look out for Jason. He looked out for Jason like a son.

His diabetes diagnosis brought out something in Joe that he'd never felt. He'd always been protective but now he had the overwhelming urge to protect. So much so he'd walk with Jason to school, making sure none of the other kids were saying anything.

Truth be told he was terrified of something going wrong and losing Jason. He was terrified of his younger brother being ill again and the family not noticing. Therefore he was constantly on the lookout.

It had taken Freddie a while to get his head around Jason's diabetes diagnosis. He understood what it meant but the whole low blood sugar and high blood sugar was something that just didn't make sense in the his brain.

He'd listened carefully during the class and at least he new how to help Jason administer his insulin if needed. He also looked out for Jason round school. Joe had told him to but as Freddie said, he'd already planned on it.

He was oldest in school after all and with the way their family worked, it was his job to look out for the younger ones at school. He didn't make it obvious but if he passed Jason in the corridor or at lunch, he'd raise his eyebrows as if asking him if he was okay.

Ziggy had done what he did best and just carried on as normal. The 13 year old knew something was up with Jason but he wanted to make sure that it didn't affect their relationship.

Ziggy was never one to pry, even at 13 he was always the one who would help and try to make things better. He knew that there was something going on for Jason in terms of medical stuff but he didn't really understand that.

What he did understand however was that it was serious and his usual 'tell a joke and laugh about it's attitude probably wasn't the best for current situation. In all seriousness, Ziggy was worried about Jason, but he didn't show it.

Instead he took Jason out to play football, played video games with him and gave him advice on girls when it was necessary. He just carried on as normal because despite what people thought, he could see that Jason didn't want a fuss made about him.

Ziggy could understand that.

All of this seemed to happening too fast for Robbie. In the past week his twin brother had collapsed, pretty much nearly died and now he had diabetes. If Robbie didn't look out for his brother before, he sure does now.

At school, Robbie would look out for Jason every second of the day. If anyone looked at Jason funny, Robbie be there. If they made a comment about him under their breath, Robbie would be on to them.

Jason wasn't as defensive as Robbie, he sometimes didn't know to defend himself or what to say. So that's where Robbie came in. He would make sure that Jason was okay, if looked pale then Robbie would make sure he was alright; that he didn't feel ill or dizzy.

The truth was, Robbie was worried sick. He was only 11 but his twin brother meant the whole world to him and more. If anything happened to Jason, Robbie would blame himself. Hell, he already blames himself for not noticing how ill Jason had got.

When he saw his brother collapse during the football match, it felt like his whole world came crashing down, literally. He'd screamed Jason's name and refused to leave him, even when the paramedics turned up.

He made a promise then, that for as long he lived, he would protect Jason with his life.

Sandy was exhausted. Her stress and worry levels had been so high, she didn't think she had any more stress or worry to give. But hell she did.

Everyday she would constantly worry about Jason. Whether he was okay at school. Was his blood sugar too high? Was it too low? She was always texting him, and she'd done so much reading into type 1 diabetes you would think Jason'd had it for years.

She blamed herself for noticing too. She was a nurse; she should have been able to notice when her own son had type 1 diabetes. But she didn't. Instead, her youngest son got so ill, he nearly died.

She would never forgive herself. The panicked phone call she had received from the school, explaining that her son had collapsed and was being taken to hospital. Her heart stopped, all the worst Cass scenarios revolving around heart attacks flooded her brain, but nothing about diabetes.

She'd made a promise when she saw Jason lying in that hospital bed that she would be more alert. She'd look out for signs and not just shrug it off as it just being normal teenage boys.

Overall the family felt like they'd been given a wake up looked out for each other more in general and were incredibly grateful that they still had Jason. Sandy was proud to say that they were her boys and her boys who'd look out for each other for the rest of their lives.

Thank you for reading, hope you enjoyed, please review and let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them :)

Next chapter prompted by Guest- Jason and Joe locked in the garage and Jason doesn't have his insulin pen. Joe watches Jason get sicker by the minute but will Jason be found in time