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Everything changed for me a week ago
moopf
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Just a quick message to explain my absence, which is likely to continue off and on for a while. I saw a couple of posts where people mentioned me and thought I'd better post about why I'm not around.
A week ago yesterday my 9 year old son got rushed into hospital as he had been ill but pretty quickly got much worse. Anyway, long story short, we now know he has Type 1 Diabetes so our son, myself, my wife and our daughter have gone from knowing nothing about diabetes a week ago to being bombarded with lots of information. The good news is they stabalised him quickly and started him on his insulin regime that he'll now follow for the rest of his life. He came out of hospital on Tuesday early evening and since then there's been a million things to organise, get used to and find a routine for. But it's getting easier (apparently the first month or so is tough and I can easily believe that) and the important thing is he's well and being well looked after by us and the incredible hospital staff that we've dealt with.
He's been doing his own injections on and off since Sunday and now he's pretty much doing them all and his blood tests. He's been staying really positive about it - for a 9 year old he's incredibly pragmatic about it. His first question to the doctors was "can I get back to playing sport soon" as he's just been accepted into a Lacrosse team (he's been playing that since he was 5). He was so happy that he could and, not only that, sport is incredibly good for people with diabetes which explains why it's not uncommon for top athletes to be type 1 diabetics. The other good thing is that the way it's treated now we match his insulin to the carbohydrates he has in a meal - so nothing is really off limits and he can pretty much eat what he wants. The last few days he's eaten us out of house and home as he puts his weight back on and his body kicks back into gear. He's handled it much better than we have, but we're all getting there.
So anyway he's going back to school next week on and off as he's desperate to go and the school and hospital consultants want him back in his normal routine as quickly as possible. I'm going to start getting back into work next week, as I need some respite from thinking about one thing all the time. My clients have been fantastic and incredibly understanding.
It's amazing how your life can change so quickly.
A week ago yesterday my 9 year old son got rushed into hospital as he had been ill but pretty quickly got much worse. Anyway, long story short, we now know he has Type 1 Diabetes so our son, myself, my wife and our daughter have gone from knowing nothing about diabetes a week ago to being bombarded with lots of information. The good news is they stabalised him quickly and started him on his insulin regime that he'll now follow for the rest of his life. He came out of hospital on Tuesday early evening and since then there's been a million things to organise, get used to and find a routine for. But it's getting easier (apparently the first month or so is tough and I can easily believe that) and the important thing is he's well and being well looked after by us and the incredible hospital staff that we've dealt with.
He's been doing his own injections on and off since Sunday and now he's pretty much doing them all and his blood tests. He's been staying really positive about it - for a 9 year old he's incredibly pragmatic about it. His first question to the doctors was "can I get back to playing sport soon" as he's just been accepted into a Lacrosse team (he's been playing that since he was 5). He was so happy that he could and, not only that, sport is incredibly good for people with diabetes which explains why it's not uncommon for top athletes to be type 1 diabetics. The other good thing is that the way it's treated now we match his insulin to the carbohydrates he has in a meal - so nothing is really off limits and he can pretty much eat what he wants. The last few days he's eaten us out of house and home as he puts his weight back on and his body kicks back into gear. He's handled it much better than we have, but we're all getting there.
So anyway he's going back to school next week on and off as he's desperate to go and the school and hospital consultants want him back in his normal routine as quickly as possible. I'm going to start getting back into work next week, as I need some respite from thinking about one thing all the time. My clients have been fantastic and incredibly understanding.
It's amazing how your life can change so quickly.
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It seems that Diabetes is a new plague, so many people I know got it and it always was so spontaneous.
But all in all yes, many of them live their life's happily (including my granddad, who will be 70 soon), so once you get used to it, there's not much to worry about
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We know a number of people with Type 2 diabetes, but know nobody else personally with Type 1, however, online friends are putting me in contact with people they know with Type 1 and our son will be going to meetups not far from us so he can meet other kids with it. In the village we live in we thought he was the only one, although apparently a little kid moved into the area very recently with it as well. But it's pretty rare.
Anyway that's my understanding of the difference between the two currently but we knew little about it until a week ago and since then have had to deal with such masses of information it's difficult to take it all in.
best regards
I always believe in that the good thoughts of people is effecting the future or destiny of others. I hope our thoughts will also work this way.
All the best and positive thoughts for you and your family.
Best Regards.
Be strong for you and your son
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Sorry to hear that, be strong. All the best to all of you.
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My thoughts are with you and your family, glad to hear your son is getting a good handle on this - I think being able to stay positive is the most important part of getting through any situation.
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And once again thank you all for your kind words
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I had my own medical "bolt from the blue" medical crisis a few years ago but it came down on me rather than my children (which I'm actually glad about). So I know how life can seem so safe and fair -- and then everything changes.
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