Having Diabetes is never going to be a walk in the park; it’s going to be a frustration which will sit with you for the rest of your life. Learning to control the symptoms and keep the condition under control is paramount to living a normal life but the initial adjustment to the way of life needed to achieve that is difficult. Diabetics have a lot of things to remember and deal with if they want to live normal lives but remember, just because it’s more effort to do so, doesn’t mean it’s impossible. With the right care and attention paid to the right places there’s nothing a non-diabetic can do which a diabetic can’t.
Unlike type two, type diabetes presents at a very young age and stay with a sufferer for the rest of their lives. No amount of lifestyle changes are ever going to entirely keep the condition under control and though they may help, a type one diabetic is always going to have to take regular doses of insulin to keep their condition under control.
If your child suffers from diabetes then it’s important that you get involved in the changes that will need to occur in their lives. You’ve got to be the one to inject their insulin and work out just what they can and shouldn’t do. It’s also important that you get any teachers or group leaders into this system, making sure they’ve got the right tools should an emergency occur and that they understand how to best care for your child.
Eventually it’ll be time to pass this responsibility to your child and the earlier you do this the better. They need to learn the skills they’ll need for the rest of their lives as soon as they can. This knowledge shouldn’t alter the fact that, as kids they’ll need a safety net. Make sure any teacher your child has knows about their condition and how to best help them should they require it. Knowledge is power, after all!
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