To a parent that does not have diabetes themselves, having you're little girl diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the tender age of 18months is quite a earth shattering event. All kinds of emotions and fears run through your mind, and the first question you ask is "Why God,....why did you not give it to me instead" comes to bear.
So, very quickly, you need to learn to deal with the situation. Me being an engineer, thinking that we would simply need to learn a process or procedure to handle the disease had a saddening realization that the current available treatments are not nearly advanced enough yet to make this a simple walk in the park.
Luckily, my little girl is turning 4 years old this December, and I truly can say she is a gift that only God could have made. The most cheerful, happy and active little girl not even showing any concern about her being slightly different from her classmates.
I hope that engineering, technology and perhaps some work I get an opportunity one day to do will help to make the management of diabetes, especially for small children, much easier in future.
Just thought to share some details of my life with the community and perhaps build a support network or group in which diabetes can be discussed in future.
If you would like to know more about this topic, please do let me know by reply and or upvoting this post?
Regards
Rob