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Newly diagnosed 9yo son

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MarkT1

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Hi all, our 9yo son has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It came as a bit of a shock but we are now almost 2 weeks in and its slowly becoming easier.

I'll be using this forum quite regularly as have many questions and look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks.

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Hi and welcome!

Ask anything you like. There is usually someone around with suggestions or experience of something similar.
 
Hi @MarkT1 ,

Welcome to the forum.

Quite a few parents on here with T1 younglings. No question is too trivial.
Make yerself at home!
 
Welcome @MarkT1

Sorry to hear about your son's diagnosis. I know it might not seem like it now, but it does get easier to deal with - both practically and emotionally.
 
Thank you all for your responses. The diabetic nurse we have is excellent and very informative.

I have also just bought Think Like A Pancreas after reading so many positive reviews on the forums, so will make a start on that too soon.

But it always helps to know that we have the support from these forums for any questions personal to us.
 
Think Like A Pancreas is a fantastic book!

If you're lookingbfor one about children, there's a book called Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Young Adults that's supposed to be good too.
 
azure said:
Think Like A Pancreas is a fantastic book!

If you're lookingbfor one about children, there's a book called Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Young Adults that's supposed to be good too.
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Thanks azure I'll check that one out too
 
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