Hi everyone, everyday I see my daughter with less friends mainly because of her diabetes. I would like for her to meet other people who are going thru the same things as her. She is in 8th grade about to be 14 and is the first one to have type one in her school. So, she has gone already threw a few battles to try to be as normal as she can. So, if anyone would like to give us any advice or just say hi.
Message Tom… His daughter is a T1 and is of the same age is doing great now …His son is a T1 too
https://twitter.com/TomCramer4
I am sure as a parent , he can help as much as he can…
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We’d love to have Tom as a member here!
another resource is JDRF
or CWD
they run the Friends for Life conference in FL in the summer. it’s a program for your entire family
perhaps she’d enjoy going to diabetes camp this year?
http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/diabetes-camp/camps/azda.html
Awesome, thank you.
I was trying to get her to go to the camp buy she has never spent the night at anywhere that I am not in the next room. 
I guess it’s my fault for being an over protective parent. I provided her the pamphlet and she said mom did you go crazy or something I have not spent the night at a friend’s house what makes you think I will go to camp.
Keep encouraging her to go to d-camp! I was diagnosed at a ripe old age so too late for me (hey, maybe we need adult d-camp) but for kids it seems to be a memorable experience with long-lasting friendships.
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She finally said yes to the camp!!! Hopefully she doesn’t change her mind.
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Where are you guys in Arizona?
We live in Laveen/Phoenix.
Sent you a PM
At the endo clinic here in Tucson, they have group clinics. The parents discuss issues they’re having, and the kids go to a separate lounge in the hospital and play video games and socialize with other T1 kids. Then the family gets back together and sees the endo separately. You might check with the hospitals in phoenix and see if they offer something similar.
It’s not uncommon for Type 1 kids to be the only one in their school, I was too. The important thing is for her to form some lasting connections with kids who have a good head on their shoulders. Try getting her involved in activities like theatre, music, or charity work. The kids (and adults) she’ll meet there tend to be the more caring/nurturing types who will empathize and go out of their way to make her feel included and normal. Plus, those activities attract all kinds of interesting people, some of whom have had their own struggles and would never consider themselves “normal”! If you are in Prescott area, there is a Facebook page for that, but if you are in Phoenix area check with JDRF and they have events every so often like they did last month.