Hi,
My sibling has T1D. While it is an older sibling, my emotions about this as a child were fear and helplessness. I don't believe I acted out about it, but the emotions were intense. Also, I never spoke to my parents about these feelings at all. I don't know if your child has witnessed any insulin reactions, but these were the worst for me, and I definitely would have benefited from more parental reassurance. I'm sure they did not intend to not offer this, but were simply preoccupied. I just thought I might offer some of the sib perspective. I'm sorry that you face this diagnosis, and I have great hopes that medical advances will eradicate this disease.
