[michelleparry]

Hi my names Michelle i have 3 children Sophie is 6 chelsea is 4 and ruby is 5 months old my 6 year old daughter Sophie was just diganosed with type 1 Diabeties 3 1/2 weeks ago we are going well atm blood glucose testing is not a problem she now does that herself insulin is still hell she hates it and it's at the point everytime we have to give it to her we have to hold her down also we having major behaviour problems with Sophie any advice would be greatly appreciated because doing this is heart breaking for me also we got her blood tests back and they are 80-90% positive for celiac disease we just had the biopsy done and are waiting on the results just wondering if anyone has been through this with a child this young and can give me some advice on what to expect as this is new for me and feeling a little overwhelmed at what is to come

[dano]

Welcome to the Forum!

I am sorry to hear of your daughter's diagnosis, Type 1 is tough, especially for the younger children. The only thing that I can think of to make the insulin injections easier, is to find the smallest needles, as they hurt the least.

Good luck with your daughter's control, management, and most likely the gluten free diet. I wish you both well.

[LadyHarrod]

The new pen insulin with the caps have tiny needles my 4 year old likes them better, a pump will be best cause there n r no fingersticks or daily shots. Distracting her might help I know when my daughter was diagnosed at one I had to give myself empty shots alot till she got used to it, good luck and email me if u have more questions ladyharrod@gmail.com

[michelleparry]

Yes we have the insulin pens they have the 4mm needles they are so small we have progress atm with the insulin injections for the last 4 days she has just laid down and let us do it with no struggle at all we brought back the sticker chat everytime she let us give her a needle she gets a sticker when she has 6 she gets to pick something she would like from the shops we achieved that goal now she has to get 12 stickers so far so good

[michelleparry]

The goal in the end is to get her onto the pump but I don't know how she will go being attached to it knowing Sophie she would rip it off so when they are on the pump how does that work I haven't heard anything about all I knew is there was that option