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Type 1 Diabetes and Your Child
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Learning to Cope
Living with diabetes is a lifelong challenge. The more you learn, the more you'll be able to help your child build skills. But dealing with the details of managing diabetes is only one piece of the puzzle. You'll also be coping with your child's emotions–and your own.

Dealing with Grief
It isn't your fault that your child has diabetes. It's not your child's fault, either. But even if you know this, you and your child may feel angry or guilty, as well as scared or sad. Or you both may be tempted to deny what's happening. These feelings are normal. They're part of grieving for the losses that come with a chronic health condition. These feelings may come and go. But if you face them, they won't take over your life. 2b11309

Building a Team
Managing diabetes takes the support of family, friends, and healthcare providers. The special healthcare providers your child sees may include an endocrinologist (a doctor who treats people who have diabetes), a diabetes educator, a registered dietitian, and a health psychologist or social worker. You and your child are also vital members of the healthcare team.

Staying Positive
Diabetes is a serious condition, but people with diabetes can have long, healthy, active lives. Having diabetes need not stop your child from playing sports, doing well in school, or having a family someday. If you believe that your child can live well with diabetes, you'll help your child learn to believe it, too.

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