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<blockquote data-quote="mikethebike" data-source="post: 71410" data-attributes="member: 17932"><p>Hi</p><p></p><p>I think it was more a natural progression with the odd push occassionally. Can't remember too clearly to be honest as I was diagnosed Type 1, aged 5, and that was well over 4 decades ago! </p><p>I would think looking after his diabetes will fall into place naturally as he wont know anything different. </p><p></p><p>My advice would be for your son to be able to look after himself as much as possible before he hits the age of about 10. He only needs to understand the basics to make sure he takes care of himself.</p><p></p><p>The main thing that I remember bothering me most was being 'different'. </p><p>I think I did my utmost to not be seen as the diabetic kid, particularly as a teenager. That was a long time back. The condition seemed fairly rare ( I only remember seeing 2 or 3 other kids with diabetes nearby) and attitudes were apallingly different to nowadays. </p><p>Information was patchy and treatment was VERY basic. Metal/glass syringes, no disposable needles - more like something used to vaccinate an elephant! No blood glucose testing kits- just check your urine for sugar with some chemical tablets in a test tube, which would be banned on environmental and health and safety grounds these days. Nothing was portable or easy to use. And best of all an Annual hospital check up to make sure you had spent 12months getting it wrong!! I wonder now how I am still here relatively unscathed.</p><p></p><p>My youngest son was diagnosed Type 1 when he was 10. He possibly has an advantage of my experience, good or bad, and advice to hand, but after explaining the basics he seems to have just got on with it. Yeah getting him to inject himself was a little difficult but a week or so of encouragement seemed to work. </p><p>He needs constant reminding/nagging to do everything and anything now he is a teenager, but thats normal for all teenagers isn't it? </p><p>Mike :roll:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikethebike, post: 71410, member: 17932"] Hi I think it was more a natural progression with the odd push occassionally. Can't remember too clearly to be honest as I was diagnosed Type 1, aged 5, and that was well over 4 decades ago! I would think looking after his diabetes will fall into place naturally as he wont know anything different. My advice would be for your son to be able to look after himself as much as possible before he hits the age of about 10. He only needs to understand the basics to make sure he takes care of himself. The main thing that I remember bothering me most was being 'different'. I think I did my utmost to not be seen as the diabetic kid, particularly as a teenager. That was a long time back. The condition seemed fairly rare ( I only remember seeing 2 or 3 other kids with diabetes nearby) and attitudes were apallingly different to nowadays. Information was patchy and treatment was VERY basic. Metal/glass syringes, no disposable needles - more like something used to vaccinate an elephant! No blood glucose testing kits- just check your urine for sugar with some chemical tablets in a test tube, which would be banned on environmental and health and safety grounds these days. Nothing was portable or easy to use. And best of all an Annual hospital check up to make sure you had spent 12months getting it wrong!! I wonder now how I am still here relatively unscathed. My youngest son was diagnosed Type 1 when he was 10. He possibly has an advantage of my experience, good or bad, and advice to hand, but after explaining the basics he seems to have just got on with it. Yeah getting him to inject himself was a little difficult but a week or so of encouragement seemed to work. He needs constant reminding/nagging to do everything and anything now he is a teenager, but thats normal for all teenagers isn't it? Mike :roll: [/QUOTE]
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