Newly diagnosed 3 year old from Australia (Perth)

[tboult77]

G'day! well I never thought I would be posting on a diabetes website forum however 12 days ago our 3 year old daughter Sarah was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes so here I am!
It has been a LONG 12 days already and we have only just begun our journey through this complicated world of diabetes!! I am just trying to research as much information as i can and we are taking it one day at a time as a family (we also have a 6 year old daughter) so I thought I would jump on here and talk to other parents regarding WHAT TO DO!!! It is hard talking to family and friends who do not have a diabetic child as they do not understand.
 I am trying to deal with sarahs mood swings which are just horrible at the moment as her BGLs are all over the place at the moment as we are adjusting insulin doses. i have been reading up on low GI foods for diabetic kids and it is very interesting.
I suppose I just wanted to get on here and touch base with other parents dealing with the same issues on a daily basis and know that i am not alone.  Drop me a line (especially of you are local)!! Love to chat to you! Tammy

[admin]

I've also posted this subject in the PDK Neighborhood--Connect With Other Families Dealing With Type 1 Diabetes In Your Area which is Australia. 

[justjenny]

I am not an Australian, but I do have a daughter who was diagnosed at age 2 1/2.  She is 10 now, so we lived through those challenging toddler years!  It is a struggle in the beginning, but you will get the hang of things and develop a second sense about diabetes related things.   We found the Children with Diabetes mailing list and conferences to be extremely life saving for us.  Due to that mailing list, we learned about using lantus with toddlers and then about pumping with a toddler.  The insulin pump brought us to a life that was closer to normal.  Diabetes is definitely a disease that you must be proactive with, meaning you must do exactly what you are doing now-network with others who share your experiences, educate yourself, and advocate for your child.  You will be fine, and your daughter will be fine.  You will survive, and your daughter will survive this diagnosis.  Believe it or not, she will even thrive, becoming an even braver and stronger, more compassionate person, and your family will become stronger because of it too.

If you have specific questions I'd be happy to help if I can.  You can get in touch with me at jennifer.dunton@gmail.com

Hang in there, you can do this!
Jenny

[bcmirowski]

My daughter was diagnosed at age 7, but my friend's daughter was diagnosed when she was a toddler.  Getting her on the pump as soon as possible was a saving grace because, as we all know, it can be very difficult to rationalize with a toddler.  If they're not hungry  now, they don't care if they've had a shot this morning and they need to eat all of this many carbs before the insulin kicks in.  And likewise, if they are hungry they don't care that they can't have more of something, or even anything at all with carbs, because that's all the amount of carbs they can have with how much insulin they were given in the morning.  A pump eliminates all of that - you eat when you're hungry and you don't when you're not. 

With each passing week you will find you feel a little more sure of what you are doing.  Be patient with yourself.

Christian

[nat910]

Hi we too are from Australia, although our daughter is almost 16 yrs and has been diabetic for almost three yrs, it can be very daunting at first as well as overwhelming.I belong to another group on FB. Parents of Aussie kids with type 1diabetes support network which helps us feel a little more connected because of them all being Aussies feel free to look us up take care Nat xo   

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