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Message: <blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 116935" data-attributes="member: 12578">Hi I'm glad that things are settling down.I really understand your need for an English language support group. It was difficult enough being diagnosed type 1 as an adult  in France and not really  being able to talk things through or ask the more difficult questions. It's much easier now and when I went on courses I got to know an Australian and another person from the UK. I suppose it's less likely with a child but your team may know of other English speaking parents. I only just noticed the confusion over units in your post. In France they are really akward since they write it down as mg/l which I haven't found anywhere else in the world!  I think your best support obviously comes from other parents  and as a child many things that apply to adults aren't relevent but I've got used to 'translating' blood test results  etc from French to English so if I can be of any help please pm me.If you do start carb counting as mentioned in Suzi's  post this is a link to a French carb counting book  inteded for pumpers but equally useful with bolus injections  (there is a paper version which you should be able to get from your nurse or doc.)<a href="http://www.medtronic-diabete.fr/tl_files/FR/PDF/brochure%20glucides.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.medtronic-diabete.fr/tl_files/FR/PDF/brochure glucides.pdf</a></blockquote>

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