Hiya, i am so glad i have found this place. My son, Ryan was diagnosed last June at 4 years old for type 1. Life since then has been a bit of a blur really. I had a baby in July. Baby had operation on his tummy in August. Ryan started school in September and since then we have just been taking one day at a time.
I think it was only a couple of months ago it all really hit me. Suddenly i was crying all the time and just felt really helpless. Since then i have spent lots of time trying to learn all i can about diabetes and finding really brilliant websites like this. It is so good to feel like you are not the only person dealing with this. I didn't know anybody with Type 1 diabetes before my son was dx'd and so i didn't have the first clue about any of it.
My son has been brilliant. It is amazing how young children just cope with things so much better than you could have imagined. He still has days where he doesn't want the injections or won't eat his snacks but mostly he seems to have accepted that he has diabetes really well.
It is so hard as a parent though you just want to make everything better for them and you can't.
We are giving him twice daily injections of mixtard 30 at the moment, although i am not convinced it is working that well and look forward to reading other peoples experiences and hopefully finding helpful advice and ideas.
laura
I think it was only a couple of months ago it all really hit me. Suddenly i was crying all the time and just felt really helpless. Since then i have spent lots of time trying to learn all i can about diabetes and finding really brilliant websites like this. It is so good to feel like you are not the only person dealing with this. I didn't know anybody with Type 1 diabetes before my son was dx'd and so i didn't have the first clue about any of it.
My son has been brilliant. It is amazing how young children just cope with things so much better than you could have imagined. He still has days where he doesn't want the injections or won't eat his snacks but mostly he seems to have accepted that he has diabetes really well.
It is so hard as a parent though you just want to make everything better for them and you can't.
We are giving him twice daily injections of mixtard 30 at the moment, although i am not convinced it is working that well and look forward to reading other peoples experiences and hopefully finding helpful advice and ideas.
laura