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<blockquote data-quote="annettekp" data-source="post: 128623" data-attributes="member: 25242">HiMy little boy was diagnosed with type 1 in February aged 21 months.&nbsp; Like you we have type 1 in the family so our children are probably genetically disposed to diabetes.&nbsp; Knowing that doesn&#039;t make it any easier to cope with.&nbsp; Please don&#039;t blame yourself.&nbsp; My partner&#039;s granny feels very guilty that so many of her family have diabetes but there&#039;s not a blind thing anyone can do about it.My son gets horribly grumpy when he&#039;s low (or high) and goes very pale but its not alway obvious and I&#039;m constantly checking too.&nbsp; Its hard not to contribute every grump and moan to diabetes especially at night.&nbsp; We&#039;ve had some nights where we&#039;ve had to wake Erland up and treat a low reading.&nbsp; Not easy to get him to drink juice or have snack when he&#039;s tired.&nbsp; Then I set my alarm for 2 hours later and check him again.&nbsp; Its tiring.I keep a food diary and a record of all his readings and the amount of insulin he&#039;s given.&nbsp; It helps me feel more in control even when I&#039;m not!&nbsp; The diabetic nurse told me that it was like having a new baby in the house and at the time I thought she was being a bit over the top but I realise now she wasn&#039;t.&nbsp; It really is that hard and other people don&#039;t realise at all.&nbsp; I&#039;m lucky in that my partner&#039;s cousin has a little girl who was diagnosed at 18 months and she has been a real support to us but I don&#039;t feel I can keep running to her with my woes!You&#039;re not alone and please don&#039;t feel you have to be.Annette</blockquote>

[QUOTE="annettekp, post: 128623, member: 25242"] Hi My little boy was diagnosed with type 1 in February aged 21 months. Like you we have type 1 in the family so our children are probably genetically disposed to diabetes. Knowing that doesn't make it any easier to cope with. Please don't blame yourself. My partner's granny feels very guilty that so many of her family have diabetes but there's not a blind thing anyone can do about it. My son gets horribly grumpy when he's low (or high) and goes very pale but its not alway obvious and I'm constantly checking too. Its hard not to contribute every grump and moan to diabetes especially at night. We've had some nights where we've had to wake Erland up and treat a low reading. Not easy to get him to drink juice or have snack when he's tired. Then I set my alarm for 2 hours later and check him again. Its tiring. I keep a food diary and a record of all his readings and the amount of insulin he's given. It helps me feel more in control even when I'm not! The diabetic nurse told me that it was like having a new baby in the house and at the time I thought she was being a bit over the top but I realise now she wasn't. It really is that hard and other people don't realise at all. I'm lucky in that my partner's cousin has a little girl who was diagnosed at 18 months and she has been a real support to us but I don't feel I can keep running to her with my woes! You're not alone and please don't feel you have to be. Annette [/QUOTE]

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