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HI ALL I AM NEW TO THIS. MY DAUGHTER GOT DIGNOSED WITH TYPE1 DIABETES. SHE IS 5 YEARS OLD. I AM JUST OVER WELLEMED OF HANNAHS CONDITION. WONDERING WHY MY WEE GIRL. AND HAVE I DONE SOME THING WRONG. BUT HANNAH IS DOING REALLY WELL. SHE IS INJECTIONING HER SELF WHICH I AM REALLY PROUD OF HER. AT 5 CAN'T BELEIVE IT. WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY GROUPS FOR HANNAH TO GOTO TO MEET OTHER KIDS HER OWN AGE WITH THIS ILLNESS.:confused:
 
Hi and a warm welcome to the forum, so sorry to hear of your daughters diagnosis,there people far more qualified on here then me to give you advice so i will leave you in there capable hands...have a look around the parents section on the boards it will be a great source of info for you xx
 
welcome from a fellow scot...........

5 year old and injecting, thats amazing.........we are all here to support you when ever you need, have a look a the parents section..........😉
 
Hi Hannah, welcome to the forum 🙂 I'd suggest that you take a look at the Children with Diabetes website. There are hundreds of parents of Type 1 children there who are really friendly and helpful and there may be someone who lives in your area who you could meet with your daughter. Also, you might want to get her a free pack and Rufus Bear from JDRF:

http://www.jdrf.org.uk/page.asp?sect...onTitle=KIDSAC

She sounds like she is being really brave - you must be very proud of her! She didn't get this because of anything you did, so don't think that, it is no-one's fault, but there is no reason why she shouldn't live a long, full, happy life just like anyone else.

If you have any questions, please ask and we'll try our best to help - you are not alone and we'll be very happy to hear from you! 🙂
 
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hi all thanks for the advice. I am over wellem that i am not alone even thou i feel it some days. well hannah had her first hipo yesterday and that was scary thank god my husband was there or i don't know what i would have done.😱
 
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hi all thanks for the advice. I am over wellem that i am not alone even thou i feel it some days. well hannah had her first hipo yesterday and that was scary thank god my husband was there or i don't know what i would have done.😱
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We're always here, so do pop in if you need some company 🙂 Good to hear that hubby was able to handle the hypo - everything is new to you at the moment, but you will quickly learn what you need to know to keep your little one safe and healthy 🙂

There's a great book, Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults by Ragnar Hanas, that you may find helpful as it covers practically everything you can think of and is very well recommended.
 
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Diabetes UK have a childrens section, and arrange sort of education weekends for families where there are fun things for the kids and the mums and dads to join in, as well as more serious sessions.

Some of the local branches have really good childrens sections too. See

http://www.diabetes.org.uk/
 
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