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    How long did it take to get a pump after diagnosis?

    So the diabettic team have been out to see my son today and she wanted to refer him to an emergency phscologist but he flatly refused so they are upping his visits to twice a week from the diabettic team and she's hoping to push for him and omnipod for the end of april!! She's given him a dummy...
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    Found the perfect case

    Do they do boys ones?? Be so good for my 11 year old son to keep all his stuff in x
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    How long did it take to get a pump after diagnosis?

    Yes I do think his care plan in school is going to have to be re looked, to be fair when I went into school for thr meeting with my son and the diabettic team I'd just done 4 12 hours night shifts and I was an emotional wreck crying when they told me the staff in school wernt allowed to...
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    How long did it take to get a pump after diagnosis?

    Now all this has come up with his mood deteriorating and him feeling excluded I think the care plan at school may need to be adjusted
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    How long did it take to get a pump after diagnosis?

    I don't even know about twice a day insulin this is all a very new thing to me .... I'm going to have to research and learn a lot
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    How long did it take to get a pump after diagnosis?

    Yes the school have been very supportive and the nurses have been into the school and he's got a cage plan in place... however as you said he has to go to a a meeting type room to have his insulin and to the matrons room if he has to take his bloods.. alone He has a hypo kit which is kept in...
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    How long did it take to get a pump after diagnosis?

    That's how his school works they are the rules he also has to check his bloods in private room, he's sad frustrated and generally fed up!!! He's started withdrawing from his friends since diagnosis he's constantly fearfull of highs n lows he's like a different child I just don't know what to do...
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    How long did it take to get a pump after diagnosis?

    Thanks snapsy I'm sure he will adjust to this as it's still very early I just want the best for him " to try and make him feel normal again" I wish I could take this all away for him and have it myself but I can't so I'll be their every step of the way, every hill we have to climb we will do it...
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    How long did it take to get a pump after diagnosis?

    Yes he's asked for one, he's feeling thr odd ball having to go to special rooms in school to inject etc, he's not wanting meals because he has to inject he broke down emotionally today and is finding it extremely hard ... the diabettic team spoke to him about this when he was first diagnosed...
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    Need advice asap

    Thanks everyone I phoned the children's ward and they advised me just to count carbs have his tea later ( with hr fast acting insulin ) and have his slow acting insulin at the same time so worry over !!
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    Need advice asap

    So my 11 year old son diagnosed 5 weeks ago type 1 he's struggling to eat in a regimented way today I've been in bed off nights n didn't have lunch till 330 so wasn't hungry for tea time insulin and tea... it's not 20 past 8 ( when he usually has supper and slow acting insulin) do I give him his...
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    How long did it take to get a pump after diagnosis?

    Hi their my 11 year old son was diagnosed with type 1 around 5 weeks ago... it's been a a lot of ups and down since the diagnosis he's having hypos and we just don't understand why.. he's started refusing meals he's sick of giving himself insulin and generally isn't the boy he once was it's...