Hi, I'm a parent to a 17 year old (son) who is just one year in to his T1 diagnosis. Still feeling very emotional about it all and navigating supporting a teenager who is also going through the rollercoaster of learning to live with the whole new way of living.
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Thebearcametoo
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Hi and welcome
Sally71
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It’s tough at first isn’t it? It does get easier with time though. My daughter is 16 now, she was diagnosed at 6 though (has just passed her 10 year anniversary, we had doughnuts to celebrate!) so it’s all second nature to us now. She just gets on with it on her own most of the time. How is your son coping? Is he on injections or a pump? If you have any specific questions please do ask, we were all beginners once and nothing is too silly. Welcome to the club that nobody wants to join!
Too right that it is a club no one wants to join! He's sometimes in denial and often needing to be prompted to check bloods and take his insulin. Some days he will do everything independently and then some days it's like having a young child back again. Managed to persuade his team to go down the route of a pump as he is getting a little needle phobic and avoiding taking insulin. Just waiting for all the meetings with dietician, psychologist etc. Friends have said this has transformed the care of their children so finger's crossed!
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