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hi all

My 13 year old son was admitted to hospital last Friday and diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, we came home Tuesday afternoon. He has been a star and handled everything really well, he injects himself 4 times a day. Its mother that has done the stressing!!

Any advice would be gratefully received, thank you x
 
Tara -Hi
Us mothers will always stress!-this was me exactly a year ago to the day although he was not kept in .The first few weeks there is alot to take in and you dont remember it all- perhaps jot a few notes down to refer back to- I can only say that the first few weeks I found tough but a year on we have gained more confidence definately-things take a bit more planning but my son has not done anything that he didnt do before .Glad you found the forum others will be along soon who are more experienced -I still feel a new to it all -when is your son going back to school? is there a care plan set up?
 
Hi, welcome to the forum 🙂 Very sorry to hear of your son's diagnosis, but it is good to hear that he is taking to things well. We have lots of lovely parents here who will understand exactly how you are feeling, so please ask any questions you may have - nothing is considered 'silly'!

I would recommend reading Adrienne's essential guide for parents of newly diagnosed children and it is also well worth getting hold of a copy of Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young People by Ragnar Hanas - an indispensable guide to all things Type 1 🙂

You may also be interested in joining Children with Diabetes, a group of over 400 parents of UK children with diabetes, who operate an email list.

Take things one step at a time and try not to be overwhelmed by everything. It may not seem it at first, but things do get easier in time, and your son's compliance will help a great deal 🙂
 
thanks guys

they were keen for him to go back asap, so after a meeting with the school on thursday morning he went off to class!!! was the longest day ever i can tell you. His levels are still high, but i am told this is norm for a newly diagnosed diabetic.

I just worry every meal time that i am going to do something wrong and make him ill. We are generally quite healthy with meals as i am always following the weight watchers diet and the kids eat the same dinner as me.

Will definately check some of those links out, thank you!
 
Tara-the meals get easier each time you work a meal out - make a note of the total carbs say chilli their portion in g x total carb of chilli
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total wt of pot

they can eat anyhing they want within reason as long as its altogether so a cake with dinner etc also ask your dietician for eating out lists greggs Mcdonalds etc always handy when out with mates -im no junk food fan - but they need to be doing what their friends do
 
we havnt been shown to carb count but i have read alot about it! i assume they will show us that in time. He has set doses for each meal time apart from at school he can alter it depending what his reading is.
 
Hi Tara and a warm welcome to the forum
 
Hi Tara, and welcome to the forum. 🙂
 
carb counting looks a little daunting!!! not so sure i am looking forward to when that time comes!
 
Tara- another thought as I was decorating!!!! was that your sons appitite may be huge to start off with-I remember H eating vast amounts in those first weeks and I think others found the same as for carb counting after a few weeks you get the hang- digital scales and a calculator are my best buddies
 
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thank you, im sure it will all make sense......might have to put weight watchers on the back burner for a while, not sure i can cope with counting points and carbs lol
 
who needs weight watchers -I lost a stone when H was diagnosed !!!
 
Hi. Tara, welcome to the forum. I joined a year ago when my daughter was diagnosed age 11. I can appreciate exactly what you are going through and it all feels overwhelming at times. The first year does have ups and downs as you are learning to deal with different situations and challenges, but in all that time this forum and the lovely people on it have been invaluable. A year on it is still in my thoughts constantly, as I suppose it has to be to manage it, but I don't find it so stressful or worrying as I did. We have never let it stop her doing all the things a girl of her age wants to be doing, but she knows this is dependent on her being trusted to test and do what she needs to do. She has never let us down yet! Probably worth saying that my daughter did and still does seem, to handle it better that I do! They are truly amazing aren't they!
 
Hi Tara
Welcome to the forum, although sorry you have to be here ... I have a 15 yr-old who was diagnosed at 13. He is doing just fine, as others have said I think sometimes the parents get more stressed about it than the children. Hope you are feeling OK and good for your son for getting stuck back into school so quickly.
Catherine
 
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