Recent Content by Gleary85

Hi My son is 11 and two years since dx type 1. He was diagnosed during lockdown so really struggled with it He’s now seeing a therapist through his diabetes team and she’s really helping. Since he was diagnosed I have had chronic jaw pain from sleeping so tense and waiting for the...

Aww thank you so much for your reply x How strong was ur mum looking after you and herself [emoji1377] I’m so glad your doing well and it does give hope x I was just having a bad day which I suppose is allowed haha It’s definitely better to speak to other people affected by t1 xx

Hi, I don’t know where to start really. Does anyone else feel like it doesn’t get easier to cope with? The worry of looking after your child, the second guessing all day every day, the not having a full nights sleep, the alarms, watching how anxious it makes your child, and worst of all...

Ah no 3! My sister has coeliac and its hard enough without type 1 to contend with! I’m hoping it’s not anything else and maybe related to the diabetes x thanks for the reply

I think when Iv done the dreaded google it says lupus is highly linked with reoccurring shingles. I think Iv just worried myself. Will have to wait and see what they say xx thanks for the reply

Ah thanks for the reply! Ino bless him it’s quite nasty and always in the same place. Hoping for some sort of vaccine for it to stop any nerve damage from it

My son was diagnosed 2 years ago he’s 10. Pre diabetes and recently he’s had his 4th shingles attack. He has to go to the immunology clinic to be tested for further autoimmune conditions Has anyone else had this or similar Thank you

Hi - Our children’s hospital went into school and gave training to 4 staff members in school. My son is 10 but can’t inject himself. He has the dexcom and that is a huge help x He will eventually get a pump The hospital provided the school with a ihcp. I’m not sure what part of the country...

Having started to get my head round my sons diagnosis, I was just curious as to what if any type of infection triggered your sons/daughters type 1 x

Thanks for the reply x Yep he’s sleeping great.. maybe to much sun the last few days and it’s catching up with him. As you say the weather could be draining him x

Hi I’m quite new to this... My sons numbers are within range yet today he is extremely tired and drinking a lot? Is this normal. Sorry Iv tried to google and it’s very vague

Aw thank you so much for replying ! I hope u coping ok with yours ? Yep the team at the local children’s hospital have been amazing Hopefully it will all just be second nature soon. He’s amazed me how resilient he’s been considering he’s asc and loves his routine x

Good evening, My son who’s 9 was diagnosed yesterday type 1 x Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated - he’s also ASC - his diet is very beige so any tips regarding that would be great Thank you so much