How to Support Your Child Through a Diabetes Diagnosis

Which Feelings Might My Child Have After a Diabetes Diagnosis?

There are many feelings your child might have after a diabetes diagnosis. These feelings are normal. There is no right or wrong way to feel. You or other family members might have these feelings as well.

These feelings include:

• Anger
• Sadness
• Confusion
• Feeling overwhelmed
• Fear
• Guilt
• Hopelessness

The care team can help your child, you or your family cope with these feelings in a healthy way. Everyone affected by a diabetes diagnosis expresses these feelings differently and at different times. Showing those feelings, fears and experiences is a key step toward living a new way of life.

Learn more

• Worries Your Child Might Have After a Diabetes Diagnosis
• How to Support Your Child Through a Diabetes Diagnosis
• How to Support Your Teen Through a Diabetes Diagnosis

Rev. 4/2018. Reviewed by the MGfC Family Advisory Council