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[quote=Anonymous]I’m not in NOVA, so I can’t help you with your specific question, but I have a t1D kid, also diagnosed as a teen, and I want to say I’m sorry.

It is a LOT at the beginning. It is overwhelming and takes all your thoughts, and it feels like nothing will ever be normal again. (And I was sad. My god, I was so terribly sad.)

But it does get easier. It’s never not-there, but it fades more into the background. He’ll figure out his carb ratio, and his correction ratio, he’ll figure out when the best time to bolus (give himself insulin) is, and how his body responds under different circumstances. He’ll move to a continuous glucose monitor and an insulin pump if he’s not there already, and both of these things will help. At first there will be middle of the night alarms, and you’ll panic every time, but you’ll stop panicking after a while. Because it’s mostly just information about what to do next.

There’s a nice message board based on California called Brave Buddies — there’s no limit by geography, and you can ask questions there.

Please consider sending him to diabetes camp. It was lifechanging for my kid. DYF (associated with Brave Buddies) has a teen camp. There are cool programs all over the country. It helps.

But it is a lot at first. A LOT. It just is. You are in the hard part right now. This is the part you get through, before it gets easier. It does get easier. Hang in there. [/quote]

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