As soon as you find out that you or your child has type 1 diabetes, you are horrified. A thousand and one questions pop up in your head: What happens with type 1 diabetes?
- What can be done to cure diabetes?
- How can diabetes be controlled?
- What is life like with diabetes?
- How do I explain it to a child?
- What is the cause of diabetes?
- Why did it happen to me?
You search the Internet for answers and find a million pages. In this sea of information, what you really need is hard to find. You ask your healthcare professional but are not satisfied with the answers. You are confused, anxious and angry. But you don't have to be confused or scared. You are not alone. Type 1 diabetes is a common disease. It affects around 350 million people worldwide. They have successfully managed their diabetes. Managing diabetes is easy if you have the right information. Blood sugar is easy to control if you know the guidelines. Life with diabetes is different, but diabetes does not stop you from enjoying everything life has to offer.
Of course, there is a catch: you will have to control your type 1 diabetes for the rest of your life. But you will be amazed that living with diabetes is even healthier than living without it.If your child has type 1 diabetes, you need to prepare him/her and teach him/her how to live with diabetes. He/she should know
- What is type 1 diabetes?
- What complications diabetes causes?
- What treatment options are available for managing diabetes?
- How to get insulin? What diet is best for type 1 diabetes?
- How much time should a child spend on sport and play?
- How can he/she measure my blood sugar at home?
- How can diabetes complications be recognized and prevented?
Diabetes is like a shadow of you or your child. Like a shadow, it will always be with you. Like a shadow you will forget that it is even there If you control it, . And in the not too distant future, you or your child will be cured of type 1 diabetes.
