If you are living with a diabetic, the role you play is a support role. Especially in a newly diagnosed case, you will need to help with the control of blood glucose levels, help manage the insulin routine, make sure they are eating and exercising properly, and probably more than anything, you may have to become a nag. Type 1 diabetics often need someone to constantly remind them of what is not good for them, making sure they do their testing, and making sure they adhere to a healthy diet.

Living with Diabetic Type 1

In type1diabetes, the pancreas cells that make insulin are damaged. It means that the pancreas is no longer producing insulin. Most people with type 1 will take an insulin shot or shots every day. Most newly diagnosed diabetics are pretty good about doing the proper testing, administering insulin at the right time, and …