My life changed forever

By Anna
@AAichka (434)
United Kingdom
January 10, 2021 11:08am CST
Hi all. My life changed forever on January the 7th when my son age only 10 was diagnosed with diabetes. I am amazed how brave he is. He checks his glucose and he does his insulin alone.It was a massive shock but we are getting there.It will be our life from now on.
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Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
10 Jan 21
My goodness! What a way to start the year! I knew a girl who was diagnosed with Type 1 when she was seven. Like your son, she very quickly learnt how to check her glucose level and measure and inject the insulin herself without any fuss. My daughter was also diagnosed with Type 1 while she was in her second year at Uni and only days before she was due to leave for a year as a student teacher in a French school. It was a frantic scramble getting all the supplies she needed and finding out how to get them in France but it all happened somehow! She's now married with a son of 8 and has a pump device which, I believe, measures the glucose level, calculates the dosage and delivers it via a cannula.
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John Loberiza
@jrlcentral (2605)
• Roxas, Philippines
11 Jan 21
Wow! Diabetes is now a problem with kids. Your kid is a brave one though. Still.. may you and your family have a great 2021
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
11 Jan 21
He's a brave young man.
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Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
10 Jan 21
Your little son is very brave for his age, My niece was diagnosed at 6 years old, she is now 40 and doing very well
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paigea
@paigea (36315)
• Canada
10 Jan 21
Sounds like he is coping well. A big adjustment. I can only imagine.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
10 Jan 21
That's admirable. He is really brave and I am sure he will live a good long healthy life managing his condition.
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