HI! I’m new to the list
Hello! I just joined this list. My name is Suzanne and I am a 52
year old grandmother of a beloved grandson, Ethan (age 7) who was
just diagnosed with Type I diabetes this week. I am hoping to learn
by reading the posts and being able to ask questions of experienced
members. My husband and I see this little guy and his little brother
(Sam, age 4) several times a week and will need to be able to care
for him appropriately to manage his disease when he is with us. The
diagnosis was a shock to the whole family. There is no family
history on my son’s side, and my daughter in law was adopted, so we
had no clue to even be watching for this. Luckily, he was diagnosed
before he became comatose, so he is getting a good start toward
managing this. He is already doing the glucose testing pokes himself
and wants to learn to give himself the injections. His mom and dad
have been just great. I am so proud of them. They have remained
calm and matter of fact and both of them stayed with him in the
hospital, learning the protocol for care. Thanks for listening! I
am looking forward to being part of your group.
Suzanne in Washington State
January 29th, 2003 at 11:48 am
Welcome to the list! I for one really enjoy seeing family members get
Melissa
involved. We live five hours away from family so they only see our
son about twice a year, and only 2 people have even tried to learn
how to help. In case you have not seen my other posts, my son was
diagnosed 2 years ago, just after he turned 6. He also checks
himself. He used to do his shots, but now he will only get them
ready, not give them to himself. They seems to go through spurts of
how much they want to do. If your kids haven’t gotten one already,
have them ask about a ‘rocket’. You put the syringe in it, and then
simply push the button on the side and then the plunger. It helps
with those who have a problem with actually inserting the needle, and
my son won’t take his shots without it! There are losts of helpful
people here, so please post anytime about anything! I am also working
on a link page, just a little short on time right now.
January 31st, 2003 at 7:36 am
Thanks, Melissa, for the warm welcome. It’s good to know there are
families out there who are dealing with this smoothly. I was at my
grandson’s house yesterday and learned to do the testing and the
injection giving (used saline) on myself. He told me how to do it
each step of the way. Great idea about the rocket! I’ll let his mom
and dad know about it right away! Take care! Suzanne