Hello from PA

[Mom2Michael]

Hi everyone!
I've been reading this forum for almost 2 years but finally thought I'd join this group of special people.
Hubby and I have been married for 22 yrs, together for 31, high school sweethearts. We have 2 daughters aged 20 and 15 and our son Michael who just turned 9 was diagnosed on 12/17/07. He had been sent to the principals office to be scolded for taking too many bathroom breaks and his teacher called to tell us about it. I had noticed he was taking a bottle of water to bed with him and getting up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom so we took him to the doctors thinking maybe he had a bladder infection. The look on our peds face and her words are engraved in my mind. She said to go home, quickly pack a bag and be prepared to spend the next 4-5 days in the hospital learning about diabetes. After many tears and many months of trying to convince ourselves that he was misdiagnosed and that this honeymoon period would last years we have finally faced the reality that this is part of our lives and although not curable (yet) we can and will live with it.
He is currently using humalog and lantus and we count carbs. Last week we took the pre-pump class and we're very excited to get one. Right now we're torn between the MiniMed and the Ping. Both have advantages and disadvantages so I've been reading alot and gathering opinions.
My hope for this forum is to learn from everyone and to maybe pass along a tip or trick I've learned along the way.
*hugs*
~MM~

[Becky Stevens mom]

Hi and welcome Glad you have joined this group of special people. They have meant a great deal to me since I joined last year. I consider my son to be a hero in every sense of that word. He has shown me what true bravery is all about. I understand those feelings during the honeymoon. I used to think that when Steven was only getting about 3 units of insulin a day that it couldnt possibly be diabetes! But it was and is and we have learned to live with that and live well. It sounds like your family has done that too Come here often to post and join us in the parents chatroom if you like

[Boo]

Welcome to the place that none of us really want to be! You'll get lots of good feedback and support here. We are in our 7th year since diagnosis. While I still curse the disease on a fairly regular basis, I must say that it has really just become part of our lives at this point. That said, I have become a lot more lax about everything lately, which isn't such a good thing. We still manage everything, and test frequently...but I don't get as freaked out by everything as I used to, so I let a lot more slide. Admittedly, I need to get back on this site more regularly, and buckle down a bit.

You'll find you go through spurts where sometimes you are very focused and determined to get those numbers under better control, and other times you just need to step back and give yourself and your child a bit of a break (or at least as much of a "break" as managing type 1 will allow without incurring serious problems).

Life is good. It's just a bit more challenging.

[Kalebsmom]

Welcome. I am sorry you had to find us. My son was dx 12-15-07 at 16.
I think we all went through the "this has to be wrong, it can't be diabetes".

Those are the 2 pumps Kaleb liked the best. He went with the Ping and loves it. It is his first pump so he has nothing to compare it to, but he would not trade it for all of the money in the world.

I hope you stay around.

[kierbabi09]

Hi, welcome to cwd.
I'm definitely older than your son. I'm Kiersten and I'm 18 years old, and I have had diabetes since I was 14 years old.
Anyways, I'm from Pa too, from Philly.
Sorry you have to be here