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Parents & Kids
You just found out that your child has diabetes.
Raising a child, with or without diabetes, is never easy. Diabetes doesn't change the basics of parenting. However, it adds new challenges, from birth to the teenage years.When your child is diagnosed with diabetes, you experience many emotions. You may feel sad, angry, guilty or overwhelmed. These feelings are normal.
In the midst of all of these emotions, something happens – your parental instincts take over. You begin thinking about how you can help your child live well with diabetes every day.
That's when you may realize – you really aren't alone – your child's diabetes care team will help you learn the day-to-day tasks of diabetes care, as well as life skills for managing this disease.
The American Diabetes Association is there to help, with resources and information on children's diabetes.
To ensure your diabetic child gets the timely care they need, have them carry a American Medical ID as a simple, easy insurance policy.
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Suddenly, your world has been turned upside down with injections, concerns about low blood glucose (sugar), and worries about whether or not your child will ever again be able to attend school or spend the night with friends.
You and your family are no doubt experiencing a range of emotions and have a number of questions. Fear, anger, denial, frustration, depression and uncertainty are just a few of them, and are very common. What will your child tell his or her friends? What will you tell teachers and babysitters? Are there other parents out there who have been through what you are going through? How do they cope?
Finding out you or someone you love has diabetes is scary. But don't panic. Diabetes is serious, but people with diabetes can live long, healthy, happy lives.
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So simple. So smart.
A Medical History Card — it could save your life.
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