jodywody72
New Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent of person with diabetes
Hi
My son Luke is 7 and was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 at the end of August. He is doing his own injections and blood tests. We are both really struggling with the whole thing and he doesn't understand why he has to have it when nobody else does. He had his flu and pneumonia jabs yesterday and it was awful as I had to hold him down while he screamed as they put the needle in. The nurse said it was the same as his normal injections, which was a big lie! By the end of it all the nurse's assistant was hugging both of us, and I haven't stopped crying since. I am lost with food and carbs and the dietician just confuses me more and more each time I see her.
I'd really appreciate any advice that anyone can offer regarding how to explain all of this to my son and any food tips as I am basically just making it all up as I go along at the moment, which I can get away with while he is in the honeymoon period.
Thanks
My son Luke is 7 and was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 at the end of August. He is doing his own injections and blood tests. We are both really struggling with the whole thing and he doesn't understand why he has to have it when nobody else does. He had his flu and pneumonia jabs yesterday and it was awful as I had to hold him down while he screamed as they put the needle in. The nurse said it was the same as his normal injections, which was a big lie! By the end of it all the nurse's assistant was hugging both of us, and I haven't stopped crying since. I am lost with food and carbs and the dietician just confuses me more and more each time I see her.
I'd really appreciate any advice that anyone can offer regarding how to explain all of this to my son and any food tips as I am basically just making it all up as I go along at the moment, which I can get away with while he is in the honeymoon period.
Thanks