"My son who is type 1 diabetic"

My 8 year old child has been ill for a few weeks with viral infections and colds and sickness bugs through out December. He is type 1 diabetic so it’s far more difficult to treat any illness when having to fast him due to sickness whilst needing insulin. We always manage but tonight his temp suddenly hit 40.2. No warning....he developed ketones, but his blood sugars were normal. I had done everything I knew to bring them down, but I was worried.

I checked the Ayrshire children’s diabetes app for advice which is an amazing app and I called the children’s ward just to get advice. I spoke with one of the doctors her name was Carolyn (not sure of spelling) she was full of kindness and praise for me as a mum. Not only did she tell me I was doing everything right but she called me a superstar. Doing 2 hourly checks through out the night is very difficult but it’s something that needs to be done when he is sick and not something I ever think I never want to do.  To hear her kind words and encouragement just made me feel like....I was doing a good job. When he is so sick all the time and I can’t fix it for him just makes me feel hopeless so I wanted to write this to let her know that what she said means a lot to me. More than she will ever know Infact. So I want to thank her. I hope she gets to see this compliment.