Hi!

[doro44]

My name's Dorothy and my daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in July 09. It has been a harrowing few months with more lows than highs, yet her BG has been constantly high. Friends and family are very supportive but, they can't really understand my worries etc.

Look forward to chatting more to you.🙂

 

[Northerner]

Hi Dorothy, welcome to the forum🙂 I hope that sharing your experiences here will make things much more manageable for you - there are some really great, helpful people here, so please ask anything that might be concerning you.

 

[Steff]

Hi Dorothy and welcome to the site

 

[Patricia]

Hi Dorothy

So sorry to meet you this way. But please do know that here you will find so much support and knowledge -- as well as humour and good advice.

My son was diagnosed almost a year ago, at age 12. He is now on the pump.

The first few months were probably the worst months of my life. And I've had some bad ones.

Support has made all the difference to me -- and I'm not a clubby person, at all. But what you say is completely utterly true: people try, but they don't know and don't understand what a real train wreck this is and feels like, and how very difficult it all is.

I do want to say though that some of it gets better. Things get easier to cope with. The things people used to say to me like 'it'll be automatic, a matter of habit' -- are rubbish, frankly...BUT I feel easier in myself and our family is easier to be in now that things are feeling more 'known' and understood. Still ever-changing -- but somehow you get used to things constantly doing so...

So. Please do PM me if you like. And ask any questions. Feel completely free. Use the Parent board or the General Messageboard -- both as very active. There are no delineations between groups here!

There are a number of parents on the boards and we all keep each other company and ask advice and have a moan and have a celebration etc...And depend too on the very many other good people here with type 1 and type 2.

I send my very best, and my sympathy. It's such early days Dorothy. Hang in there.

xxoo

 

[rossi_mac]

Welcome aboard Dorothy, sorry you've had to join this group but hopefully this place will help you out no end, lots of parents around who can help advise and share experiences with.

Rossi🙂

 

[HelenP]

Hi Dorothy, welcome to the forum.

Sorry to hear that your daughter's been diagnosed with diabetes. I hope you've had a chance to browse around the boards and see what a helpful and supportive place this is. Lots of parents on here who will share their experiences and knowledge with you.

Hope things feel a little easier soon.

xx

 

[Mand]

Welcome Dorothy

I can remember how harrowing the first few months are. I promise you that it does get easier in time. It is always there but moves into the bakground once all the things that you have to do become more routine.

You will find a wealth of support and advice on here. Feel free to PM me anytime.

How old is your daughter?

Take care and hang on in there!

Mand 🙂

 

[Copepod]

Hi Dorothy (and your daughter and rest of your family) and welcome. There's lots of information for parents, particularly in the Parents section of this board, which isn't just read by parents, but also people with diabetes who used to be children / teenagers. Not sure how old is your daughter? What sort of things are important to her? Because those things are still important now, but might need a bit of planning to achieve. I can particularly help with outdoor activities with diabetes - although I didn't have type 1 diabetes as a teenager, I had a 17 year old young man with T1D in my group on a 6 week expedition to South Greenland, memories of which helped me to adapt when I was diagnosed, and we recently got back in touch, thanks to internet.