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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vicki.milne" data-source="post: 1940999" data-attributes="member: 178200">Hi Charlotte, so sorry to hear that you've had to find your way here.I think all I can say is that things do become easier with time. All the testing and checking and carb counting all become routine and part of the whole family's every day life.My type 1 son is now 14 and was diagnosed when he was 10.We still have good days and bad days and for me, the sadness of the diagnosis has never gone away.But the strength and resilience of my son always brings me back into focus. It sounds like your son is also doing incredibly well and being very brave and that will go a long way into helping the whole family accept the changes a T1 diagnosis brings.The key is to be kind to yourself. Do what you can but don't beat yourself up about any of it. It is hard but I've heard so many parents of T1 kids say that if it hadn't been for the diagnosis, they would have never known how strong and brave their little ones are.I remember how difficult and sad things are at the beginning so please come here to chat, let off steam or get advice whenever you need to.Take care,Vicki</blockquote>

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