Amanda,

i've been doing a lot of research on health problems and issues. One thing I know is that 30 years ago type 1 diabetes in kids was unheard of! So something has changed from then to now.


If you send me an email i'd love to talk and help you out.


Mark

Hello,
my daughter has had diabetes for a while but I found a great website for parents of newly diagnosed children.

god bless you

My mum has had diabetes from she had me.... She is on insulin 3 times a day. I suppose you get used to it.. She used to look after a little girl of 5 in our school at lunch time who had diabetes wen she went low or high. Do all the reading you can about it and always monitor her sugars giving her wot ever she needs depending on her sugar, you will become more relaxed with this as time goes on good luck

Hi amanda!


My thoughts & prayers go out to you, your family, and especially to your daughter. My only child andrew, was diagnosed with type 1, 3 1/2 years ago at the age of 15 1/2. No one in our family had this disease, we were totally in shock, and at times, still are today. We had to educate ourselves. I still spend many sleepless nights searching the web for research updates, education, etc., but mainly for answers on "how did this happen to my child!" there are 2 wonderful websites to consider. Www.Jdrf.Org and www.Childrenwithdiabetes.Com. The juvenile diabetes research foundation or jdrf will give you day to day updates on research, they have made amazing strides, it will give you hope, I promise! There are message boards on the children with diabetes site for your daughter to communicate with other kids in her same situation. Please consider sending her to a summer diabetes camp. Your local lions club will offer scholarships, just ask. Her school nurse can also arrange it for you. I wish you & your daughter the best. Feel free to email me anytime.

hello amanda,
i have written an ebook about my experiences with my daughter from the moment of diagnosis. I wrote it to help parents who are in the exact position you are in now. If you would like, i'll send you a free copy. Just send me your email address. The book is in a pdf format so you will need the free adobe reader, which if you don't have, can be downloaded to your computer.
God bless you and your daughter.

Russell

Only follow the advice of your indocrinologist as far as diet goes with a newly diagnosed, or any type 1 diabetic goes, for that matter. Type 1's tend to lose weight very quickly, & cutting out certainly nutritianal needs can even stunt their growth. Please, please only follow a medical doctor's advice, before starting any particular diet for a type 1 diabetic.

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