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Adoption and type one

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Abe123

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Hi
My husband and I are in the early stages and trying to adopt.
My husband has been a diabetic since 2002 and has been type one for 18 months. The diabetes is controlled with insulin twice per day and he has never had a hypo.

The adoption GP has now requested if she can write to my husbands consultant regarding the diabetes.

Does anyone know if this is normal precedure when you adopt?

And can you adopt with type 1?
 
We went through the adoption process about 17 years ago, neither of us were diabetic then (i am T2 now) but my husband had epilepsy, well controlled. Our panel doctor had extra questions too and it we were approved without problems, it's just they like as much info as possible.

I doubt very much if T1 is a barrier to adoption as they would have told you that right at the beginning of the process - that is if you disclosed it then.

It is so much better these days, when we got our son a year after approval it was a rule that the main caregiver give up work completely without any maternity pay or partners rights to paternity leave, today you get the same rights as a couple having their own child.

I wish you all the luck in getting your family, the road to adoption can be difficult and painful and sometimes heart breaking when you are up against other couples for the same child, but so so worth it and I have never regretted a minute of it although our son turned out to have special needs he is our pride and joy and has grown into a fine young man, he hit 18 last week and it was a great milestone for all of us

The very best of luck to you both :D
 
Firstly yes I would imagin anyone wishing to adopt who has a chronic disease will have their medical history looked at especiall to check that good controll is maintained . As it would be a distressing environment for a child to be seeing someone either ill or going hypo a lot. That being said if there is good controll it would be illegal under the anti discrimination laws (as diabetics are registered as dissabled with comes with extra levels of protection of rights) I would also imagin you would be a very valuable asset to them as placing a child with diabetes would probably be very difficult for several reasons but having a family than truly understand it and can educate a child into good diabetic practices and know what to look for as per ups and downs bg wise as well as emotionaly and going through child hood and adderlessance with an incredibly high manternance illness must be extreemely hard and only someone who has been there can truly empathise . Sympathy would probably just get up their noses . Hope you all the best
 
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