new user ... welcome thread... :-)

[deb3027]

hi all

couldnt see a thread where u could say hi so thought i'd make one :-)

my name is debbie and my daughter alison (14) is type 1 and has been for 3 and half years now
would love to chat with others that have to deal with this illness and understand what my day is like :-)
thanks :-)

[admin]

Welcome Debbie...it is nice to meet you.  I hope you have connect with others who have teens.  I have two 8 year old who have type 1.  My 14 year old however doesn't.  I am finding the teens years challenging without having to deal with type 1.  However I will be experiencing it double time before I know it with my other two.  Have a great day!!!! 

[deb3027]

we have found a lot of friends her age for her with diabetes... i joined a parents group here in england for kids with it and they hold a big summer camp for them in july....take them camping ..theme parks etc etc so they get to make friends and learn they can carry on life as normal (well as much as poss)

they do at lot of fund raising through out the year to help pay for it ...i will say i did shave all my hair off for them ..raised nearly

[donnaowen01]

Hi Debbie,  I have a step-son with diabetes since 2005. It has been a scary road. The tests we have gone through showed he did not have type1 or mody or type2. He had blood taken and sent to england to test him. All I can say is he is insulin dependent. The teen years are a struggle with diabetes. Right now he is going through he is tired of dealing with the diabetes stuff. I have had to go back to the being were I remind him of testing and corrections. He will get tired of me calling him all the time and start doing his diabetes things for his self again. Whenhe is home I keep reminding him till he does the testing. After seeing the doctor I will know his A1C again and I will make a plan of how to get it under control again. Thanks for listening. I am a good listener.

[rhianna]

HI I'm also new, to here anyway , my daughter cassie is T1- for 3 yrs now , and 51/2 yrs were pumpers on Medtronic , her levels are allover the place despite tight managements and her Hba1C's are going up . Currently we have " issues" with school , shes in kindergarten. On the good side shes very healthy , very rarely sick and we haven't need to be admitted to hospital since diagnosies, her Hb's are still in acceptable levels I guess ( 8.1, but use to be in 6 and low 7)
and she;s happy , smart and very active. And me , I'm tired *LOL* . We live in NSW Australia.

B
Rhianna