To the parents out there of newly diagnosed T1's. I've been a T1 for 27 years, am female and have 2 beautiful children, my proudest achievement as a diabetic! I grew up thinking I would not be able to have kids! Now my main task is to get my HbA1c to a more acceptable level which is hard to do when you have small children, but I'm getting there. Truth is while I was pregnant I had the best control ever, but I also had Dr's breathing down my neck nearly everyday! I think the most difficult thing about being a T1 Diabetic is accepting the importance of looking after your own health and even occasionally having to help your family realise that too!
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