[littleprincess]

> Hi my daughter was diagnosed just before she turned 2. She's now 3 and 2months. One thing that has helped me is the expression - focus on progress not perfection! I reckon having a toddler with type 1 diabetes is like carrying a very heavy pack - initially it is so heavy you don't feel like you'll ever be strong enough to carry it... But your muscles grow and you get very strong! There is another thing about this pack though - it is notoriously unstable and bursts open with no warning or consideration and no matter what's going on or how inconvenient - everything must stop and the pack restored... It can never be put down or forgotten.