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<blockquote data-quote="lionrampant" data-source="post: 31888" data-attributes="member: 8589"><p>Hi - first of all I doubt the eyesight issue is actually diabetes related. It usually takes years for diabetic retinopathy to kick in. Also, to answer the question every parent has - no, it's nothing you did or did not do. We have plenty of theories as to what causes Type 1 Diabetes, but none of them are any better than "it's written in the stars". </p><p></p><p>When I was diagnosed (aged 9) I was at the falling over/blue lips stage and I never suffered any long term effects... other than despising the taste of flat, warm lucozade thanks to the sensible hypo stops you get in hospital.</p><p></p><p>Sufficed today that your daughter will probably handle this better than you. Just remember that this cannot stop her from doing anything she wants in life (although driving a bus or piloting a fully loaded 747 can cause some insurance issues). You'll succeed, you'll fumble the ball sometimes, but in the end so long as you help her manage her own condition properly then you'll have done right by her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lionrampant, post: 31888, member: 8589"] Hi - first of all I doubt the eyesight issue is actually diabetes related. It usually takes years for diabetic retinopathy to kick in. Also, to answer the question every parent has - no, it's nothing you did or did not do. We have plenty of theories as to what causes Type 1 Diabetes, but none of them are any better than "it's written in the stars". When I was diagnosed (aged 9) I was at the falling over/blue lips stage and I never suffered any long term effects... other than despising the taste of flat, warm lucozade thanks to the sensible hypo stops you get in hospital. Sufficed today that your daughter will probably handle this better than you. Just remember that this cannot stop her from doing anything she wants in life (although driving a bus or piloting a fully loaded 747 can cause some insurance issues). You'll succeed, you'll fumble the ball sometimes, but in the end so long as you help her manage her own condition properly then you'll have done right by her. [/QUOTE]
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