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My little boy is type 1..

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Hi I have just found out in the last 4 weeks my 7 year old son is type 1 , so just getting to grips with our new way of life so wanted to say hi and be able to chat to other mums and dads.
 
Hi @Rookie , welcome to the forum. I am sorry to hear about your son , that must have been such a shock for you all. How is your son doing now, I hope he is doing well.
We have quite a few parents on the forum hopefully they will be along soon.
You may wish to read/post in our parents forum
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/parents.18/
Are their any particular problems or concerns you are having?
Ask as many questions as you need to ,we’ll do our best to help.
 
Ljc said:
Hi @Rookie , welcome to the forum. I am sorry to hear about your son , that must have been such a shock for you all. How is your son doing now, I hope he is doing well.
We have quite a few parents on the forum hopefully they will be along soon.
You may wish to read/post in our parents forum
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/parents.18/
Are their any particular problems or concerns you are having?
Ask as many questions as you need to ,we’ll do our best to help.
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Hi.
Thanks for your reply , He is doing really well and coping so well with it ( probably better than me ) we have just had a few hypo's over these last few days which was all new so trying to work out what and where we need to change things but all in all we are not doing too bad our team of nurses have been very supportive and we have another appointment at the hospital next week .
 
Good luck, it's a tough one for your boy and you. 🙂
 
Keep in close contact with his diabetic team, hopefully you have their contact numbers ? They are there to help you esp as you are so new to this.
Having T2 myself even though I’m on insulin, I only know what a steep learning curve it is for people with T1 from reading posts on here and it must be doubly hard for parents whose children who develop T1.

I’ve just remembered a book that come highly recommended on here
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Type-Diabe...irect=true&ref_=as_li_tl&tag=poemforactidi-21
 
Hi @Rookie. Welcome to the forum. There is lots of help and advice here. I have two children with type 1. They were diagnosed a few months apart about nine years ago and were similar in age to your son, at 6 and 5. There is an awful lot go get to grips with, but now is the hardest time. As you get more experienced and life settles down into the new ‘normal’, everything that seems hard now becomes part of your everyday life to the point where is doesn’t feel you are doing anything out of the ordinary. Children are more resilient than we realise, but you are stronger than you realise as well. Are his school being supportive?

You may have noticed the Parents and Diabetes in Schools Boards. Feel free to use these, or any other board and remember, no question is too silly! 🙂
 
Hi @Rookie, I am sorry to hear about your son’s diagnosis, but pleased that you have found this forum. There is a lot to take in at the start, and you have obviously made a good start in that your son has taken it in his stride. Well done.

There is an excellent book, which I still refer back to, T1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adultsby Ragnar Hanas. It takes you through things step by step, with clear explanations. As others have said there is also support on here through the parents part.

Any y questions that you have just ask. It is a lot to learn and I am still learning, and find the variety of experience on here very useful.
 
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Ljc said:
Keep in close contact with his diabetic team, hopefully you have their contact numbers ? They are there to help you esp as you are so new to this.
Having T2 myself even though I’m on insulin, I only know what a steep learning curve it is for people with T1 from reading posts on here and it must be doubly hard for parents whose children who develop T1.

I’ve just remembered a book that come highly recommended on here
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Type-Diabe...irect=true&ref_=as_li_tl&tag=poemforactidi-21
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Yes his diabetic team are great they are in contact every week and always at the end of the phone , thanks for the link I will have a look at the book
 
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Bronco Billy said:
Hi @Rookie. Welcome to the forum. There is lots of help and advice here. I have two children with type 1. They were diagnosed a few months apart about nine years ago and were similar in age to your son, at 6 and 5. There is an awful lot go get to grips with, but now is the hardest time. As you get more experienced and life settles down into the new ‘normal’, everything that seems hard now becomes part of your everyday life to the point where is doesn’t feel you are doing anything out of the ordinary. Children are more resilient than we realise, but you are stronger than you realise as well. Are his school being supportive?

You may have noticed the Parents and Diabetes in Schools Boards. Feel free to use these, or any other board and remember, no question is too silly! 🙂
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Thanks for your message and sorry to here about your children that must of been so difficult them both been diagnosed a few months apart .
School are been good yes they have not yet started injecting him they are recieving training from our diabetic nurses due to the school not having a child with diabetes in for 3 years now but they are working hard to get to know everything and support us .
 
SB2015 said:
Hi @Rookie, I am sorry to hear about your son’s diagnosis, but pleased that you have found this forum. There is a lot to take in at the start, and you have obviously made a good start in that your son has taken it in his stride. Well done.

There is an excellent book, which I still refer back to, T1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adultsby Ragnar Hanas. It takes you through things step by step, with clear explanations. As others have said there is also support on here through the parents part.

Any y questions that you have just ask. It is a lot to learn and I am still learning, and find the variety of experience on here very useful.
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Hi thanks for your reply I have ordered this book today actually so look forward to getting into it.
There is so much to take in my head is full of does and don'ts and what if . He is doing so well in him self he has taken it on board and coping better than me , I think I'm doing good and getting to grips then the next day I seem to spend the day sobbing
 
Rookie said:
Hi thanks for your reply I have ordered this book today actually so look forward to getting into it.
There is so much to take in my head is full of does and don'ts and what if . He is doing so well in him self he has taken it on board and coping better than me , I think I'm doing good and getting to grips then the next day I seem to spend the day sobbing
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A good sob is fine. You are grieving for what is lost, and learning how to manage a new normal for both of you.
It will get easier as you both become more familiar with all that this condition entails.

I hope that you find the book useful.
 
Rookie said:
Hi thanks for your reply I have ordered this book today actually so look forward to getting into it.
There is so much to take in my head is full of does and don'ts and what if . He is doing so well in him self he has taken it on board and coping better than me , I think I'm doing good and getting to grips then the next day I seem to spend the day sobbing
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Putting it mildly You’ve had a Nasty Nasty shock and are now under a lot of stress, you’re also probably scared of what the future holds for your lad , yes ?
When the tears need to flow, let them flow , I promise you in a little time it will get easier, I know you don’t think so right now but it will. You’ll also start realise that you are doing well by and for your son.
As for the last one, well we have people on here who are Athletes, Marathon runners , We’ve got a mad :D cyclist or two, , their is actually very little that your son won’t be allowed to do.
We have people on here who have 50+ years with T1 who apart from diabetes are perfectly fine.

It’s only natural to be worried, your his mum and mum’s always worry about their children no matter how old their children are.🙂
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You will cry, let it happen, a good cry now and then is so good for you. Nobody would wish this on their child. We want them to be perfect and diabetes is so pants.
Recently in the news I have read about a professional boxer and professional rugby player with T1, and we are being allowed more of the world at our feet now so when he's an adult he can be and do whatever he wants to.
 
PhoebeC said:
You will cry, let it happen, a good cry now and then is so good for you. Nobody would wish this on their child. We want them to be perfect and diabetes is so pants.
Recently in the news I have read about a professional boxer and professional rugby player with T1, and we are being allowed more of the world at our feet now so when he's an adult he can be and do whatever he wants to.
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Thank you
 
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