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If you are a teen and have diabetes you already complicated teen life can be even more involved as you deal with your disease and the feelings that you have about living with diabetes.

Teens just want to fit in with their peers and anything that makes them feel different is going to make their life difficult. Dealing with diabetes means having to test blood glucose levels on a regular basis, eating a meal plan specific to your diabetic needs, and perhaps giving yourself an insulin shot, missing school or social events due to medical appointments and sometimes not feeling well while at school due to low blood sugar or high blood sugar.

It can be especially rough if the teen is in a family with siblings who do not have diabetes and they can have feelings of anger for having to deal with diabetic issues when their siblings seem to have a relatively carefree life.

Teens often ask, “Why me?” or “What Have I done to deserve to have to deal with all of this?”

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Posted on October 25th, 2008 by Dee
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The diagnosis of diabetes in a child can lead to a variety of emotions in the child, siblings or the adults in the family including anger, sadness, and guilt. These feelings are completely normal.

Most children are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes which means there are going to be a lot of adaptations to make on a daily basis including what foods are eaten, the daily physical activity level, and how they manage caring for their disease like giving shots and taking other medications, monitoring blood glucose level, getting enough sleep and caring for their body.

Children with diabetes can lead normal lives and can be healthy as long as they and those who care for them learn how to manage the disease. An older child can even learn how to do much of his or her diabetic care by herself or himself, with education about the disease and by gaining confidence in their ability to handle things.

It is important for kids to know that they are not alone and that there are other kids who also have diabetes. A child has a lot to learn about diabetes and how to live with it. When a child receives the diagnosis of diabetes it affects the entire family.

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Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by Dee
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