Oasis students create teddy bears to support classmates diagnosed with diabetes [Video]

CAPE CORAL, Fla — Getting a life-long diagnosis can be scary, especially for kids. So, Oasis Middle School STEM students are supporting some of their classmates with teddy bears, but they’re not just regular bears.

“We started noticing that some of our students were interested in identifying ways that we could impact our community,” said John Omundsen, Director of the Oasis Schools STEM program.

Omundsen says the students didn’t have to look far, to find a way they could make that impact.

“We have a large portion of students on our campus who are type one diabetic, and because of that, we saw that there were toys out there that didn’t represent who they were,” said Omundsen.

So, they came up with these bears that have 3D printed Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) attached to them.

See the CGM bears below:

Project with a purpose: Oasis students create teddy bears to support children being diagnosed with diabetes

The monitors …