Type 1 Diabetic Mom

I’ll never forget the day my daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 5. She is now 18 and we still struggle. As I am writing this I just got an urgent low notification on my phone. She’s at college and I feel helpless. My daughter sleeps through her notifications and alarms that notify her when her sugar is high or low (thank goodness for great roommates). I’m not sure I’ve actually “slept” since she was diagnosed. Can anyone else relate? I have found that type 1 is never black and white but always gray. There never seems to be a solution but instead a trial and error which is constantly ongoing. Finding that balance is key. I am grateful for the technology that has been evolving since she was 5 and am very hopeful for all the new things yet to come. There were times that I thought I could be a professional carb counter (just kidding) but I knew I had to learn all I could about this. Education was and still is key. Just know this, if you are a parent know you aren’t alone in this.