“People tell you it's manageable, but until you live with diabetes, this disease, you really can't understand or imagine what it's like to live and take care of children with diabetes," said Julie DeFruscio, talking about type-one diabetes.

Her daughter was just two when she was diagnosed with diabetes.

"If their blood sugar is too low, they could pass out on you. If it is too high, they can pass out on you. There is a lot involved in it. It's a roller coaster," said Julie.

Testing her child's insulin meant sticking her with a needle up to a dozen times a day. To better control the insulin and reduce the needles, they got their daughter a pump but it created another problem, a fashion related problem.

"She couldn't wear her dresses. You could see this big bulky thing on her back. I tried everything. I tried on her shirt, under her shirt and there was just not any way to make her look nice in clothes," Julie said.

To help her growing teen, now 12, fit in, her mom and her best friend Dawn Juneau created a fashion line for insulin pumps and meter cases that were both pretty and hip.

"I think it makes her feel special, in a good way. Diabetes. There is so much involved in the care and anything you can do to make their experience and family experience positive, is a great thing," Julie said.

"I like it a lot because if I was wearing an outfit and I had a pump pack to match it and then I had no place to put my test kit and stuff and I really don't want to carry around an ugly black thing,” said Nikki DeFruscio.

Her favorite pattern is black with colorful polka dots. There are dozens of styles to choose from even boys can choose sports themes and there are favorites for adults.

"It's kinda’ funny and when ever my friends come over and they see my pump packs and purse to match them they are like ‘I want that,’”, said Nikki.

"It's a great thing for her that friends are asking for her pump pack and that's a great feeling that they want something related to diabetes and they don't even have diabetes," said Julie.