Littlefoot
Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent of person with diabetes
my niece son aged son just yesterday been diagnosed .... T1 . in hospital now .. my own son aged 23 has from age 17. I am trying to help .... as my niece has asked .... me and my son don't have experience for little ones. the boy looks up to my son.
immediate issue is the boy is struggling to get he will have to do finger pricks and injections - repeatedly - is crying and has taken 45 mins to persuade him to do the last one - has got harder through the day - the first day . Niece has asked how does she explain - how can my older son help him ... - my own son didn't struggle as he just got on with it and took the pain/hassle as his life depends on it ... at aged 7 you don't get that .... what do we say please .....
My niece has just only had a new baby too .. ... life sucks sometimes doesn't it . ?
ANY IDEAS PLEASE ..... welcome soonest please .... don't want boy to get too upset and traumatised as will I am sure make matters worse ... ..thank you ...xx
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immediate issue is the boy is struggling to get he will have to do finger pricks and injections - repeatedly - is crying and has taken 45 mins to persuade him to do the last one - has got harder through the day - the first day . Niece has asked how does she explain - how can my older son help him ... - my own son didn't struggle as he just got on with it and took the pain/hassle as his life depends on it ... at aged 7 you don't get that .... what do we say please .....
My niece has just only had a new baby too .. ... life sucks sometimes doesn't it . ?
ANY IDEAS PLEASE ..... welcome soonest please .... don't want boy to get too upset and traumatised as will I am sure make matters worse ... ..thank you ...xx
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