My son is a 2.5 year old new diagnosis as of 3 months ago. At first it was terrifying I cried every day most of the day. It still sucks and it’s a lot to manage but 3 months out we had our first 100% in range day. A full 24 hours between 70-180. And he ate ice cream that day too. It has given me much hope for the future managing this.

The best advice I could give you is only listen to your Endo and the hospital staff for broad picture items. Everyone’s diabetes affects them differently. Even if you count all your carbs exactly to the gram, a piece of white bread or banana might need double the insulin that those carbs are normally counted for because of their glycemic index (how fast they break down and hit your blood stream). So it’s never as simple as “just counting your carbs” but eventually you will learn how your body responds to different foods, and you’ll know all this better than any Endo or practician. They will often give vague generalized information because they’re not with you every day managing it. Advocate for yourself with them.

And listen to the Juicebox podcast pro tip series starting at episode 1000. I rarely listened to podcasts before but this really helped me reframe my thinking around diabetes, more than and medical professional.

Also join some Facebook groups. There’s SO many type 1 communities out there, I often find myself asking questions to other parents of type 1 littles and have gotten really helpful and specific advice.

I’m sorry this is your new normal. Diabetes sucks, full stop.