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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2375865" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Welcome to the forums [USER=539614]@MamaIzzy[/USER], and I'm really sorry that your daughter (and your family) have to go through this.</p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed at 8 and had the carb values booklet memorised pretty soon after diagnosis, so if your daughter is motivated I'm sure she'll soon be on top of things. At 15 it's good that she wants to take control, though I can only imagine how hard it must be for you to offer support in the background without being over bearing. And honestly, it's bad enough just getting through your teen years without adding a T1 diagnosis to the mix.</p><p></p><p>But modern T1 treatments are fantastic. Getting a libre should make life massively easier, and a lot of people love their pumps. </p><p></p><p>As regards the boarding school. will she be home at weekends? I'd hope you have a contact there who can liaise about the T1. (I actually went to full time boarding school between the ages of 10 and 12, but this was pre glucometers so all I had to do was inject, carb count, make sure I didn't go hypo and do a couple of chemistry tests a day involving a test tube, a tablet and some drops of urine. Kids were kept high in those days, so I almost never went hypo.)</p><p></p><p>I'd encourage her to talk to her friends about hypos, so that she has people around her to help if she ever needs it. (Unfortunately one of the symptoms of a hypo is confusion, so though most T1s manage to grab some glucose while they are still compos mentis sometimes it can be hard to work out that that's what you need to do.) While at times I get deeply irritated by family members who are me solicitously "Are you hypo Mum?" because sometimes I'm just tired or sad or cross, I'm still glad that they ask. )</p><p></p><p>Good luck. If she wants diabetic support for herself, she could get her own account on the forum. Virtual hugs freely supplied to any and all who want or need them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2375865, member: 372717"] Welcome to the forums [USER=539614]@MamaIzzy[/USER], and I'm really sorry that your daughter (and your family) have to go through this. I was diagnosed at 8 and had the carb values booklet memorised pretty soon after diagnosis, so if your daughter is motivated I'm sure she'll soon be on top of things. At 15 it's good that she wants to take control, though I can only imagine how hard it must be for you to offer support in the background without being over bearing. And honestly, it's bad enough just getting through your teen years without adding a T1 diagnosis to the mix. But modern T1 treatments are fantastic. Getting a libre should make life massively easier, and a lot of people love their pumps. As regards the boarding school. will she be home at weekends? I'd hope you have a contact there who can liaise about the T1. (I actually went to full time boarding school between the ages of 10 and 12, but this was pre glucometers so all I had to do was inject, carb count, make sure I didn't go hypo and do a couple of chemistry tests a day involving a test tube, a tablet and some drops of urine. Kids were kept high in those days, so I almost never went hypo.) I'd encourage her to talk to her friends about hypos, so that she has people around her to help if she ever needs it. (Unfortunately one of the symptoms of a hypo is confusion, so though most T1s manage to grab some glucose while they are still compos mentis sometimes it can be hard to work out that that's what you need to do.) While at times I get deeply irritated by family members who are me solicitously "Are you hypo Mum?" because sometimes I'm just tired or sad or cross, I'm still glad that they ask. ) Good luck. If she wants diabetic support for herself, she could get her own account on the forum. Virtual hugs freely supplied to any and all who want or need them. [/QUOTE]
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