Hello, New here too!

[claysmum]

Hi everyone,

I am here as my son was diagnosed with diabetes less than three weeks ago. He is only 4.5 years old. I have have another little boy who is 1.5. We took him in thinking he had a bladder infection and to my shock he was diabetic...still feels weird saying that. Anyways, curious if there are any other moms out there who have diabetic children...I know there are!!:(

[Shalyndria]

Hi claysmum, and welcome to the Forums! I don't have a Diabetic child but my mom does LOL.....maybe I should drag her on here? Although if I'm an adult now does that mean she doesn't qualify anymore? ;)

We do have several members who are parents of young Diabetics, and they're all great! I hope that you'll find whatever you're looking for at this wonderful site and I look forward to reading your future posts.

Shy

[HeatherP]

Welcome Claysmum. I'm sorry that you are all going through this. I'm sure it's very traumatic. Like Shy said, we have a number of parents w/ T1 kids and you'll find everyone is friendly and happy to help in any way they can. There's so much info at first to digest, and it can be very scary and confusing. Feel free to ask questions and share your experiences - odds are at least one other person here has been there!

Nice to meet you,
HeatherP

[Belinda]

Welcome to our little family that is growing rapidly!!!! I don't have a diabetic child but was diagnoses as one so that may count a little! LOL....of course that was many years ago. There are some parents of diabetic youngsters here. Once again welcome

[nantomsuethom]

Hi Claysmom,

Welcome to the forums! I joined this forum in August because I too am a mom of a diabetic child. My son, Thomas, is 11 years old and was diagnosed 1 year ago.
He was taking to shots a day, in December he started using a pump.
This is a wonderful place. Everyone has been very helpful and supportive.
Please feel free to PM me anytime.

Nancy

[KickStart101]

Hi Claysmum: A Big Hug and Welcome. I'm sorry to hear
your little guy was dxd with Diabetes. Certainly not fair for
anyone particularly a child.
I also am not the parent of a Diabetic(not yet, knocking on wood)but my parents had 3 of them.(UGH). I was one of them.
Thankfully my sister missed out(my oldest brother's twin). She has some signs and risk factors and I've been telling her the last 2 yrs. to get tested but I guess she doesn't want to find out.
Anyways, enjoy this forum and all the Great people here.
***Carlie***:)

[am1977]

Welcome! :)

I am a type 1 adult, but i know there are others here who are parents of children with diabetes. I see Nancy already made an introduction ;) . Anyway, I think you will this site to be very informative and helpful in many ways, it has been to me. So please stick around and get to know us ;)

Andrea

[debaroo]

Hi Claysmum debbs here nice to meet you im new here to as well..i gotta say these people are the best!! you have come to the right place, even if you just need to converse with someone thats going through the same thing as you ....good luck and look forward to reading your posts...take care

[Dewey]

Hello, Claysmum! Sorry to have to meet on such terms, but glad you found us! There's a weakth of information here and loads of good information. Feel free to post any questions, as the only foolish ones are those that are unasked. :D Glad to have ya on board, and welcome to the forums family! :)

[buzzborne]

Welcome Claysmum!
I'm also not a mother of a diabetic, but it runs on my family, wtih my father and his twin also being T1. I have been tryin to get my dad, and mum to come on her for information, as it is such a good site and everyone is so helpful.
Welcome aboard and hope that you find this site helpful :)

Sarah

[gettingby]

Welcome Claysmum !!!! Thankfully my daughter has not developed diabetes (she's 14 and I have her checked every year). You will find alot of helpful people here. We do have several parents on here(ex: Nancy and Robin (Eri's mom). They should be quite helpful to you. Again welcome and happy posting.:)
Cin

[kctowers]

Hi, and welcome, Claysmum.

This is certainly the place to come for a bit of TLC and lots of helpful information. You may not have diabetes yourself, but you are certainly going to walk the walk for your children until they are old enough to understand and to look after themselves. Keep your chin up, and your eyes firmly fixed on the road ahead - you will be ok, ok?

Keith.

EDIT: Just a spelling error - It gets better.