Yeah life is tough sometimes.... My 2 year old was just recently diagnosed type 1 diabetic.... We're currently trying to get him an insulin pump to make his/our lives easier........
Good luck...
Damn, that's a rough thing for a toddler to have to deal with, let alone his parents having to get him through it. My diabetes doc put me on insulin about 6 months ago. Luckily, I'm hyperglycemic, and never experience "crashes" where I could pass out, but even a single nightly injection using my ClikStar injector was somewhat traumatic at first. I guess a small blessing is that they diagnosed it very early, thus giving your boy every possible chance to have a semi-normal lifestyle (and very likely see a cure in his lifetime!) Word of advice: make multiple copies of all the documentation regarding the pump if you travel. Prescription, receipts, manuals, EVERYTHING. those TSA cockmongers are getting worse every day. The more paperwork you have showing it's a legit med device (don't even get me started on how often those monkeys look at my CPAP machine like it's a fucking alien device!), the smoother your travel experience will be.
Best wishes.
My little guy is amazing with it.... Due to his age the range is very wide.. we try to keep him in the 10's but will sometimes see him as high as 30... It's getting better over time as he's getting better at talking and letting us know how he feels.
We currently use Novolin NPH and Rapid acting insulin. he can have up to 6 injections per day but normaly it's 4. Our doctor told us it'll be better for him that he was diagnosed young vs when he's in his teens.
So far he is a champ, never cries or fights with us.... Both of his grand parents are diabetic so I believe that's why he got it... it really sucks.... but we're doing our best...
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