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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jenni" data-source="post: 380238" data-attributes="member: 69780"><p>My 5yo son was diagnosed 3 weeks ago, and although its only been a short time I can promise you it does get easier and you will get more confident in every aspect of managing his diabetes. I know I still have a hell of a lot to learn, and most days I would relish just a couple of hours of not talking about or thinking about diabetes, but my son amazes me every day with how little he is letting this control his life and with his mature attitude and approach. My sons issue was with the finger pricking rather than injections, but doing it when he was sleeping actually helped, because it made him realise that if he had slept through 3 or 4 tests without feeling them, then it really couldnt be as painful as he was fearing. Has he been given a Rufus bear from  JDRF yet? If not ask your diabetes nurse - this teddy bear is brilliant, and my son and I practised "injecting" and finger pricking on Rufus who never complained  :wink:</p></blockquote><p></p>

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