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Please could you all go to the JDRF website and go to news, and sign the online petition for the government to invest more money into funding research for type 1 diabetes, as a country the UK don't invest as much as Canada, Australia or America. We need them to invest more money into research...

Try to focus on the positive, that's what I tell my son. You were lucky that you were diagnosed and that it was not left un treated otherwise we might not be having this conversation. Also I email the man direct in America who is developing the insulin patch only one more trial before FDA...

Thank you, my son finds it even harder as has other needs, and has not taken it all on board and now been 2 years type 1, 16 years old.

I wrote this for my son, and everyone out there who can relate to this. Keep healthy, happy and strong. Got my life mapped out going to make it someday Then I was struck by a change, it just came my way Got no freedom, just the highs and lows It's going to be hard I know I am not going to...

My son is 15years old and he has a spare insulin pen, with insulin in that is left at school, they do not keep a hypo pen just the tube of fast acting sugar in case of a hypo. It's a lot easier and he just goes to the office to do his injection at lunch, I just have to remember to replace...

I know exactly where you are coming from, I have a teenage son diagnosed in June 2012 he is now nearly 16 years old. My son has other problems as well ADHD and OCD, he is I finding this hard as he can't carb count, and won't try at present, so I am left totally in charge of working all his shots...

Hi I would like a smaller more compact version of the accu check mobile device, it's so much better without strips but could be smaller and be in funky colours and in a funky case. Also if the injection pen was made slightly smaller even if this was for days out when you want to eat out more...

Hi, I have a son 15yrs old diagnosed with type 1 June 25 2012. My son has a number of other special needs ADHD, which does not help with sugar levels. OCD and on the autistic spectrum. What I am concerned about as when I read a lot of topics on here people say about not having a lot of sugary...

My son was 14 years old nearly had it for 1 year

Hi my son 15 yrs was diagnosed 8 months ago, I find it very hard as he has special needs. I know the nurse told me recently if they have a cold or virus that it can play havoc with levels. Also though she said if you have a steady pattern of change in levels to notify her, as insulin ratio might...

Hi I have a 15 year old son who June 2012 was diagnosed with Type 1. My world fell apart as I thought we would never cope as he has other disabilities ADHD, OCD and on the Autistic forum life was always a challenge for him anyway. Never had the free range of going out without being supervised...

I know what your going through I have a son 15 years old diagnosed 4 months ago, he has special needs and has nit took on board managing on his own. He does do his finger test and inject the insulin I carb calculate for him. I have been told not to push it to soon and it will all come in good...