Comments on: Book for parents of kids with T1 (plus competition!)

By: wendy

wendy — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 01:21:28 +0000

my son had just turned 2 when he became unwell taking him to doc they said it was just a virual infectino but in my gut i knew it was more than tht he was drinking every 2 mins and pee even more then ever b4 i got up 2 days after seeing doc to find i couldnt wake him up i then toke him back to doctor who said he needs to get to hospital i was so upset and shocked he didnt test his bsl the first i was very lucky he lived he toke 3 days to wake up and it was very scary in tht time i now have a secound child who drinks alot but seems to be fine so far my diabetic son is so unstable he never seems to have a good run for long very hard when they are like tht his friends parents dont want the responsibility to watch him for nights so he hasnt had a chance to be at friends places for nights yet thankfully his granmother will take him sometimes and he loves it i blamed myself for about 1 yr after he was diagonsed but i now know it wasnt my fault just fate all out there with diabetics dont blame yourself and just relax and help your child to understand tht they are just meant to be like tht it was there fate in life wendy

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:57:13 +0000

I’ve just been reading this page as I found it on my friends facebook page – I am researching for a job interview (dietitian) with kids with diabetes and reading all your posts makes me want this job more than ever…
You are all amazingly inspiring – keep going!
Jen

By: Nickie

Nickie — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:19:34 +0000

Nic I found the book at Mighty Ape, courier for one book around $4

here’s the website

http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Diabetes-Through-the-Looking-Glass-A-Book-for-Parents-of-Children-with-Diabetes/2769904/

have a great day
cheers
Nickie from Christchurch

By: Nic

Nic — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:58:18 +0000

Hi Beth, I just got an email from the publisher – here it is. You can get free shipping if you order the book from them….

Although we don’t have a NZ distributor there is a UK internet provider that offers free shipping to NZ. You would need to pay by credit or debit card and your own bank may levy a charge for the currency conversion, but you would get the UK discount price and free shipping, so probably quite a good deal for this and any other books you might want to buy!

The company is called TheBookDepository.co.uk and the direct link to Rachel’s book is http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/book/9781859592090/Diabetes-Through-the-Looking-Glass

By: Nic

Nic — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:16:11 +0000

Hi Beth, welcome to the blog! Congrats also on 31 years with T1. I am not sure if anyone in NZ stocks the book yet but it can be bought on Amazon at this link if you wanted to order for the Hawkes Bay library:
http://www.amazon.com/Diabetes-Through-Looking-Glass-Children/dp/1859592090/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264236332&sr=8-1

Thanks
Nic

By: beth boag

beth boag — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:52:32 +0000

Hello from a new reader. I have had T1 since 1980 and at 71 feel great. I have just discovered blogs and cannot believe what a boon they are for sharing. Nic, would love to buy a copy of this book for our Diabetes centre library in Hawke’s Bay if ever it becomes available in NZ. Beth

By: BeingDiabetic.co.nz | Bonus extra winner of T1 book competition!

BeingDiabetic.co.nz | Bonus extra winner of T1 book competition! — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:16:42 +0000

[...] again I used my random number generator to draw from those who entered the original competition, and this time the winner was Simone. Congratulations Simone, I’ll be contacting you [...]

By: Nic

Nic — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:02:05 +0000

Hi Alicia, I announced the winner here: http://www.beingdiabetic.co.nz/2010-02-03/winner-of-the-book-for-parents-of-kids-with-t1/

By: alicia

alicia — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:43:58 +0000

So can I ask who won???

By: Emma

Emma — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:06:50 +0000

Hi. Can’t believe I missed the deadline, but anyway…!

Your comments above reflect so closely what we have experienced. Our little girl was diagnosed just after her 2nd birthday. no family history – a bolt from the blue. We spent a year grieving – couldn’t talk abotu anything else and it turned our lives upside down. But now, three and a half years on, it’s become so much easier. She is more independant, taking the pressure off us (the relentlessness of testing, injecting, managing food intake) was the hardest thing for the first couple of years). Now she’s at school I get morning teas and lunchtimes off!! She has coped remarkably well with it, and I admire her enormously for it. I think she is incredibly brave and puts up with so much.

So hang in there (not that you have any choice about it) those of you whose kids are recently diagnosed. It does get easier. There are still challenges every day, but somehow managing them gets easier. But I am still so sorry that while it’s getting easier for us, for her it will never go away and there will never be time off.