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My 7 year old little girl been diagnosed with diabetes 1 three weeks ago
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<blockquote data-quote="T1Dad" data-source="post: 1337093" data-attributes="member: 338326"><p>Hi Sara,</p><p></p><p>Sorry to hear of your daughter's diagnosis. It's a terrible thing to happen to a young child. I'm proud dad to a 5 year old girl diagnosed around 5 months back. It personally took me around 6 weeks to come to terms with it and accept it. Since then, it's been much better. Give it some time.</p><p></p><p>There's load of sound advice on here as you've probably found. Take your time and read as much as you can.</p><p></p><p>In terms of your immediate (and most important) concern, I would advise to try and make this as much fun as possible (I know that may sound perverse!!). For example, we refer to the lancing device as 'pricky-proo-looloo' and have some other funny names for her diabetes kit. We have a bright pink case which fits everything nicely and compactly. For most of the blood tests, we try to predict the reading and treat it as a game. She always has the meter in her hand and wins so we always emphasise that she is the champion and always knows what the reading will be! Encourage her to do as much as possible herself.</p><p></p><p>Look at the Freestyle Libre if you have not done so already. Believe me, it takes a lot of the burden away...especially when out and about. You can apply for DLA to cover the cost. We decorate hers with cool stickers which she loves.</p><p></p><p>We've had the 'I hate diabetes...' comments but not very often. Try to keep the answer short and almost ignore it. Do meet up with other children with T1 as advised above. This will make a huge difference for you and her. A Type 1 Discovery Day (JDRF) is an ideal way to do that.</p><p></p><p>Stay strong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T1Dad, post: 1337093, member: 338326"] Hi Sara, Sorry to hear of your daughter's diagnosis. It's a terrible thing to happen to a young child. I'm proud dad to a 5 year old girl diagnosed around 5 months back. It personally took me around 6 weeks to come to terms with it and accept it. Since then, it's been much better. Give it some time. There's load of sound advice on here as you've probably found. Take your time and read as much as you can. In terms of your immediate (and most important) concern, I would advise to try and make this as much fun as possible (I know that may sound perverse!!). For example, we refer to the lancing device as 'pricky-proo-looloo' and have some other funny names for her diabetes kit. We have a bright pink case which fits everything nicely and compactly. For most of the blood tests, we try to predict the reading and treat it as a game. She always has the meter in her hand and wins so we always emphasise that she is the champion and always knows what the reading will be! Encourage her to do as much as possible herself. Look at the Freestyle Libre if you have not done so already. Believe me, it takes a lot of the burden away...especially when out and about. You can apply for DLA to cover the cost. We decorate hers with cool stickers which she loves. We've had the 'I hate diabetes...' comments but not very often. Try to keep the answer short and almost ignore it. Do meet up with other children with T1 as advised above. This will make a huge difference for you and her. A Type 1 Discovery Day (JDRF) is an ideal way to do that. Stay strong. [/QUOTE]
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