Coping with a Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis

0:18 Type 1 diabetes patient stories
1:30 Feeling overwhelmed after a Type 1 diagnosis
2:47 Going home after a Type 1 diagnosis
4:38 Adjusting to a Type 1 diagnosis

Whether your child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as an infant, preschooler or teen, you can learn from experiences of these families that get their care at the Diabetes Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Parents give advice and helpful tips on how to keep your child’s blood sugar under control. They also share something just as important: optimism. Their children play sports, play musical instruments, go on sleepovers and participate in everyday activities — just like any other kid. The kids explain what they were feeling when they were diagnosed, how they adapted and how they’ve learned to live, and thrive, with diabetes. They have plans for school, college and beyond and aren’t letting diabetes get in their way.

[soul-rzqv]

I dont have diabetes but i cant imagine how hard it is to have it :(

[macimay]

It was hard coping for me we still have rough day wear I just cry wishing everything to go back to normal but this is my new normal I was diagnosed at age 10 and now I am 12

[dreamxvibez]

One of my friends and best friend has just been diagnosed with it so I just wanted to be more aware of it

[abigail.b.]

I got diagnosed at age 7 and now I’m almost 12. I got diagnosed on May 18 2015. Sometimes I break down crying a asking my mom and dad my me, why did I have to be the one who got diabetes. But now I realize I’m not alone and I was never alone. We are all unique in our own way. And I know that every thing is ok and it always will be. I can still follow my dreams.

[efbutch]

We just got discharged from the hospital. My niece suffered from Diabetic Ketoacidosis. It was scary. Her parents are not here so I'm the one who took care of her. It's such a hard thing to look at a child injecting insulin after meals and monitor blood glucose 5x a day. This video gave me some sort of peace of mind that she can still have a normal life and enjoy her childhood. Thank you.

[emmittriley]

Got diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes just days after my 15th birthday, I was diagnosed on May 25 2018

[Oldytsodjfjdj]

Thank you for making this video, my best friend who is 11 has type one diabetes, she enjoys playing netball and she likes to be sporty. I am trying to learn as much as possible so I can help her when she comes back to school!

[usecodelazerbeam]

I’m a diabetic I was diagnosed at age 2 I’m 10 now I’m on an insulin pump

[DiabeticPhysique]

I got diagnosed when I was 8 now i am 20 it's tough everyday fight

[leahmeoww]

I'm 11 I was diagnosed with type one diabetes last year and I was in the hospital for almost a week so honestly this video makes me really happy I recently got a insulin pump and a constant glucose monitor, it's great it's great to know that other people out there are dealing with the same thing, out of EVERYONE in my school I am the only person with type one juvenile diabetes. Also if anyone reading this isn't diabetic I just want to say if anyone you know has diabetes I just wanna say low blood sugar makes me personally feel like CRAP my ears ring my head hurts I get dizzy so if someone's glucose is low its probably good to just let them do their thing and not bother them/try to talk/try to play with them. Amazing video!

[tiff]

I was diagnosed when I was 18 months old, I've had diabetes for almost 10 years. I'm really used to it now. I have a Dexcom G6 which I like a lot! I also used to have a Medtronic pump, but I got swiched to the Tandem T-slim X2.

[Charismakat]

I was diagnosed just this last month, I hate having Diabetes but i'm learning to cope with it.

[bakugovaporeon]

I have type one and I thought I was alone until I say this because people make fun of me for this and it makes me depressed and now Ive seen this and I feel so much better :)

[IanMcSperitt]

I'm type 1 diabetic. And it's actually helped my life for the better and I'm thankful for it. It's also not difficult to take care of it. I was diagnosed in Valentine's day. What was your guys blood level when you were diagnosed. I don't know my exact number but I was over 1000.

[Milkybred]

this is so weird i have been at that hospital and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes there at age 11 now i'm 12

[scarbarb]

everyone did really good keep up the great work guys

[darrencanton]

I was 12 when I was first diagnosed, I am 41 now. With complications sigh

[alilongoria]

I was diagnosed at age 8 because I was very partched 24/7

[zuhayrah]

I'm a kid and I have type one diabetes. I've had or for almost 4 years now. I use the diabetic pump but i do abmit it's still stressful besides all the other things I have. I'm a girl and when going through puberty makes it even worst so its stressful. Allot of people think it involves eating too much sugar but really it's mostly a genetic disease. I was diagnosed at age 7.

[howelthewolf]

I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was 9 and now I’m 12 it’s hard and I wish everything would go away if I got to go back and change whatever I did I would change it it’s hard being a diabetic and I just want to sit down and cry about everything wishing I could change it