How to survive managing your kid's diabetes!
Channel: HOME IN THE RANGE
Date: 03/03/2024

As a type one diabetic father raising two type one kids I will share how I survived parenting and navigating my two type one kid's diabetes. Welcome to Three to Treat, a video series where I will share my experience  and stories about how we managed the many challenges that occurred when caring for type one children from; daily management, dealing with food (or refusal to eat), pumps, injections, finger pokes, clinic visits, birthday parties, sleep deprivation, emotional stressors, sleepovers, from toddler to adolescence, and how these events impact diabetes management. 

Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome to Episode One of Three two Treat 
0:49 Tip number one to past self - Thing improve with time
0:55 My first Type One Child's diagnosis 
1:08 Type 1 Diabetes Symptoms
1:50 Shock and initial emotions
3:33 Stages of Grief - Grief and an overwhelming sense of responsibility 
4:19 sleep Deprivation and hypoglycaemic unawareness
5:00 The type 1 kid turn around
5:28 Tip number two to past self - create normal non-diabetic routines
6:22 Refrain from helicopter parenting
7:13 I survived with out modern diabetes technology 
7:18 Understanding differences in diabetes management 
8:10 Tip number three for past self - Cultivate a support system
9:33 Learning takes time and be okay with that
10:21 Final tip to past self - Self-care is key to preventing burnout 
10:47 Conclusion