Children With Type 1 Diabetes

Family reassurance helped some children view diabetes as manageable and not shameful. Children reported physical symptoms including rapid weight loss, excessive hunger, frequent urination, blurred vision, fatigue, and sleepiness. Children felt isolated and feared peers would treat them differently. Children described diabetes as disrupting ordinary life because care required ongoing injections, glucose monitoring, and symptom awareness. Insulin use at school required some children to leave class after asking teachers.