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Juvenile Diabetes
My Child Has Diabetes
Live a Normal Life
So Your Child Has Diabetes:
A Step By Step Plan For You and Your Child
(by Russell Turner)
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So Your Child Has Diabetes
Table of Contents
Chapters:
- The Dreaded Diagnosis
- The Day They Turn You Loose
- Regiment, We're In The Army Now!
- "Daddy, Can I Sleep Over Grandma's?"
- School
- "Daddy, I Don't Want To Take Any More Shots"
- Real Low Blood Sugar Levels
- When Do I Take My Child to the Emergency Room?
- "I Feel Different from Everyone Else"
- Be Prepared for Emotional Times
- "An Apple or a Coma Those Are Your Choices"
- Your Other Children
- And Now A Word from Kari
- Let's Take A Vacation
- The Wrap Up
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God bless you and your families.
Sincerely,
Russell Turner
Chapter Thirteen: And Now A Word from Kari
"Hi, my name is Kari and I have diabetes. I'm 10 ¼ years old and going into 5 th grade. At first diabetes made me feel depressed and different all the time. Now it's just part of my daily life. I wake up, go to school, come home. My life is perfectly normal.
When I got my first low I basically freaked out. I always felt sick. When I'm high I get this weird feeling like I'm just sitting somewhere for no reason. It's really odd. Right now my life is awesome. I get along with my friends. The word trouble is not in my vocabulary. I'm laid back and casual. I have a mom and a dad and a younger sister Kristin who is 8. I have the same birthday as my sister. When I wake up on the morning, the first thing, I think about events and plans I may do. When I go to sleep or I'm lying in bed I always think about things. Anything really, it doesn't matter. It sort of depends on my mood.
When the doctor first told me that I had diabetes I thought "oh gosh! What am I going to do? What about school? What about my friends"? Well, as it turned out nobody cared really. They treated me the same as always. Today diabetes is so simple I don't care about it. Well, I still pay attention to it and all but it doesn't affect me as much anymore. Soon I'll go on the pump. Now I'm on Lantus. If your child just found out that they have diabetes they're probably feeling some sort of emotion. For me I was depressed. You should remember no matter how often you tell your kids to tell you all of their problems they aren't going to spill. During this time they will probably feel pretty depressed. When I get that feeling I stretch or draw or just read a book. Tell your kid to do one of their hobbies and that might help them relax."
That is a couple of years of diabetes in a nutshell. The range of effects on your child, your family, and yourself are mind-boggling. You will go up, down, and round and round. Hang on! Be prepared.
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Chapter Fourteen: Let's take A Vacation!
Legal StatementThe Book "So Your Child Has Diabetes" A Step by Step Plan for You and Your Child , is Copyright © 2004 by Russell A. Turner. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any other means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright holders. This book is supplied for information purposes only and, as experienced in this subject matter as the contributors are, the material herein does not constitute professional medical advice. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher and contributors are not engaged in rendering medical, psychological, or other professional advice. If medical or other professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. The reader is advised to consult with an appropriately qualified medical professional before making any medical decision. The publisher and contributors do not accept any responsibility for any liabilities resulting from decisions made by the purchasers of this book.
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