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Pumper_Sue said:
A new diagnoses is overwhelming for everyone :(
The suggestion I would make is to ask her what she needs and wants. The worst thing to do is keep asking about her numbers and should she be eating that?
The good thing about having type1 diabetes is we can eat what we like as long as it's covered by insulin 🙂
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Thank you. I had seen that she could share her numbers on a app... I didn't want to ask as feel it's her body.. Her numbers.. Her diabetes.... So when she said she wanted to share app with us I nearly cried with joy... Apt Wednesday when I think they will talk more about counting carbs etc.... One day at a time
 
Loucol72 said:
Thank you. I had seen that she could share her numbers on a app... I didn't want to ask as feel it's her body.. Her numbers.. Her diabetes.... So when she said she wanted to share app with us I nearly cried with joy... Apt Wednesday when I think they will talk more about counting carbs etc.... One day at a time
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Great that you are working through things step by step with your step daughter. You are there for her and she is responding to that. As you say One day at a time.
 
If she likes comedy and wants a cheer up, my daughter (14) found Ed Gamble's "Blood Sugar" show quite morale boosting. There is swearing but he does a 15 minute segment about his Type 1 Diabetes which she found uplifting, in that he can laugh about it, and also shares some insights about the Type 1 world.

In a similar but a bit more more bittersweet vein, look out for Jade Byrne's one woman play "Pricks". Again, it's an interesting journey through her experiences of having Type 1 from childhood into adulthood. She has recently turned it into a short film.

The University should also have a counselling service which she may find helpful.
 
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