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I've been officially diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about 30 days ago, I'm quite young around 15 years old and, I found it hard to believe. The last two years i've lost major amounts of weight through dieting and exercise. I haven't felt or seen any symptoms and I was eating like a animal...

Hello everyone, My son, 4yo, was admitted to hospital in May with suspected T1D, for 24 hours was treated as diabetic because he was in Ketoacidosis and, although he had empty stomach for hours, his blood sugar was 13mmol. Doctors monitored his blood sugar for 24h and it was normal. Glycated...

Hi, I have been type 1 diabetic for 24 years. My daughter age 6 was diagnosed just 3 weeks ago which has absolutely devastated me. I am finding it very difficult to come to terms with this as I know what will be expected of her. I have been researching over the last few weeks and have been...

Hi all - I live in Tanzania, and we are taking my 7year old son home to start him up on a Tandem + Dexcom G6 system. We need to get it right as we go back ASAP after he gets the pump/sensors. He usually is in school/sports at 8 am – 4 pm, and that is my main concern. All advice on how to...

Good night, Our 5y old son has been diagnosed with type1 diabetes three months ago. After the initial shock the following weeks have actually been ok, our son getting used to it and us (his parents) finding new daily organisation. Unfortunately over the last two weeks things worsened and...

Hello, My daughter aged 5 was diagnosed 4 weeks ago. Between highs on lows (literally) as well as emotionally and mentally as a family we’re trying to stay positive. My main queries at the moment are: - Pump - out team are keen on this as she’s very sensitive to insulin and not hypo aware -...

Hello all, I’m very new to this forum and just joined ! I’m very worried about my son and would like some advice. Recently, my son had a blood test, not related to suspected diabetes, his doctor noticed, on his blood test, the HBaC1 (I think that’s the right acronym) was slightly high, his...

So I had my 5 year old son to the docs last week as he was displaying typical signs of type 1, tired all the time, thirst, weeing a lot etc. The doctor said the wouldn’t do a finger prick test and bloods have to be done at the hospital. Now he goes today for full bloods and also a glucose (non...

Hello, What are people's experiences of camps for young people with diabetes? Have you been in one, organised one, etc? I'm a T1 diabetic looking into organising/running a summer camp for children and young people with diabetes in the future. In the past, I've done a similar thing with other...

Hi, my 13-year-old son is type 1 diagnosed at 8 we started using the Libre the day they announced it was licenced for over 4-year-olds. He was in primary school then teachers insisted he waited until 2 members of staff were present to check bloods. This sometimes as we all know is impossible...

It has been a bit more than one year that I have been diagnosed with Type 1 and being close to 40 years old it happened in a crucial moment of my life. While it has not been easy to adjust to a new life style, the most difficult part is considering my condition's implications for our plan to...

Hi, Eight months ago, my son was diagnosed with T1D. A month or so before diagnosis he weighed 35 kgs (77 lbs). When diagnosed he weighed 30 kg (66 lbs). Some two-three months after diagnosis he regained 2-3 kg. He has grown taller since then, probably some 4-5 cm (2 in.), but he has not gained...

hi everyone and hope you are all keeping well. My first post on the forum since learning my darling little girl had been diagnosed with T1D. Been just over a week since diagnosis and emotions have been following a similar pattern to her blood sugar levels, but staying strong and so proud of...

Hey, I'm a 20 year old graphic design student in Bournemouth who wants to help make new diabetics, children and their parents, lives a bit easier if I can. I have a friend who has had type 1 diabetes since he was 9, who has always said the hardest part of it was when he was a child and newly...