I am looking to learn and dont know where to start
2006-09-14 08:11:53 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
This is a really great resource for that situation:
Children with Diabetes
The online community for kids, families and adults with diabetes
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/index_cwd.htm
Good luck...
2006-09-14 08:16:54 · answer #1 · answered by Joe D 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-19 23:50:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-18 02:52:27 · answer #3 · answered by Janet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was diagnosed at the age of 4 and have had it for over 30 years now.
Begin with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) website at http://www.jdrf.org. The local chapters of the JDRF have a free kit for parents of newly diagnosed children and a group of parents who will work with parents to help them out and learn about the disease. You can find your local chapter at the JDRF website.
Also check into the Joslin Diabetes Clinic website at www.joslin.org. Joslin is THE premiere diabetes care and research center in the US, if not the world. They have tons of information and will even answer questions via the phone or e-mail if you are not near the hospital (its in Massachusetts).
I am sorry your son was diagnosed with Type I. Type I is an auto-immune disease (Type II is not), and will never go away. But, that does not mean your son will not live a great, long, life.
Please e-mail me if you would like to talk to someone who remembers what it was like to be the kid with Type I.
PS - as an FYI, only 5% or so of diabetic have Type I (the rest are Type II diabetics). Type I is far harder to treat and the more severe of the two types. However, Type I diabetics also tend to take better care of themselves, so, overall, they are healthier than Type IIs. Be careful when selecting an endocrinologist for your child. Be sure to get one who specializes in diabetes and is well aware of the differences in treating the two types. I speak from experience. I was hospitalized for a kidney stone as an adult and I had to call my endocrinologist to let the hospital change my diet. He could not believe the diet and insulin schedule the hospital had put me on. It was designed for a Type II (whose bodies still produce insulin), but would have sent my Type I body (which produces no insulin) into super high glucose ranges.
2006-09-15 02:36:47 · answer #4 · answered by J T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just read some of the answers to your question. first let me say i am sorry that your son was diagnosed with a life changing condition. also one answer said it can be reversed. it can not. for whatever reason his pancreas has decided not to work as it should. some researchers suggest that it is brought on by a virus, but yet nothing has been proved. many of the answers that have been sent already give you web sites to browse. your son's md though should be able to set you up with a diabetic counselor for your son, also a nutritionist. those are the most important people he will need to learn from. children are resilient and he should make out ok, but as the parent you need to be diligent in making sure he follows the diet, checks his blood sugar as ordered by the md, and takes the amount of insulin prescribed. if not followed well and he tends to have high blood sugars, it can cause down the road all sorts of problems such as: it can lead to blindness, neuropathy, which is nerve damage to the hands, legs and feet. he will have decreased healing time so if he gets a sore especially on his legs and feet because they are so distill from the heart they can turn into horrible sores and can cause lost of limb down the road. i am not trying to scare you but want you to be aware of how much damage can be caused by something they can be managed well, as long as you have a good support system. good luck to you, remember the more knowledge you have about diabetes the better you will be able to care for your son
2006-09-14 10:05:49 · answer #5 · answered by nurseknowitall 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to see a diabetes specialist. Sorry to hear about your son having diabetes type 1. I hope all goes well. Hang in there. :)
2006-09-14 11:40:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is hard to know what he should eat and blood sugar testing and insulin are really a pain to integrate into your life. You'll have a lot to learn and it is important that you do learn so that the dangers of diabetes can be minimized or avoided. I really liked the book Diabetes for Dummies. It was very easy to understand. you could get it at your local library or at Amazon.com. Www.diabetes.org is a good place to start on the web.
2006-09-14 08:17:47 · answer #7 · answered by Rags to Riches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
If you want to read about a different scientific approach to cure your diabetes I recommend this online resource http://www.goobypls.com/r/rd.asp?gid=549
I think that diabetes is a chronic disease (the system asserts that you could reverse your diabetes in 3 weeks) but that said the book is very interesting and "inspiring". It's always good to have different perspectives. Check it out I'm sure you'll find interesting too.
Cheers ;)
2014-09-01 01:35:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Juvenile onset is very different from the standard Type II diabetic. In all reality I would say you should go to a web site that specializes in teaching about diabetes. Go to a search engine such as Yahoo, and type in "diabetes". After that search, if nothing explains this better to you, I would continue trying to narrow your results, by typing in "juvenile onset" "diabetes". Good luck!
2006-09-14 08:15:20 · answer #9 · answered by Rachael 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Juvenile diabetes association
american diabetes association
children with diabetes
I have been diabetic since I was 4 - I can help with any questions.
Sue
2006-09-14 13:02:09 · answer #10 · answered by Sue M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋