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a positive experience for a diabetic teen

  • Why camp?

      24 February 2015

    Some people has asked why it is so important for Jonathan to go to camp. He will not only be with peers who have to live with what he has to, but he will also be given some vital equipping skills to learn how to live with diabetes. The camp is a medical one. He is now managing his care all himself, with us overseeing. The camp will encourage him in this and help him to live wisely. This is a crucial time for him. It will also be the first time that Brad and I will be able to have a break knowing that Jonathan has the best medical care available and we can trust them with his care.

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  • flights bought

      23 February 2015

    We have just booked and paid for our flights, thanks to Q card and a wonderful gift from Grandparents. Yay! Now it is fundraising for camp fees $2200 and accommodation either side of camp for Jonathan, Brad and I and Brad and my accommodation when Jonathan is at camp.

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  • Our flier

      22 February 2015

    Fundraising for Jonathan.

    Jonathan carries a heavy burden and we want to help him in coping with this. He has to live with this for the rest of his life. Yet to meet him, you find a happy, cheeky, funny lad who brings a smile to everyone

    Jonathan is a type 1 diabetic, he was diagnosed at the age of 4 and is now nearly 14. He has lived with diabetes for 10 years of his life. No biggie………?

    Well Jonathan has to jab his finger at least 7 times a day to check his blood sugar levels,

    He has to give himself injections a minimum of 5 times per day.

    Every time he eats anything he has to check his blood first, to work out the carbs and inject accordingly.

    Every day is different with his control, lots of outside factors affect his blood sugar level, yet every day Jonathan has to test his blood sugars and inject himself. He never ever gets a break.

    We are fund raising to get Jonathan to a Type 1 diabetes camp in the U.S.A.

    This is because he uses their system of controlling diabetes, not common in N.Z.

    There are no camps like this available for Jonathan in N.Z.

    Jonathan, just wants to feel normal….

    with others who have to check their blood and inject just like him.

    Where he doesn’t have to explain what he is doing and why.

    Please help us out, go to .........

    http://givealittle.co.nz/cause/diabetesyouthcampexperience

    Thanks so much.

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  • Living with diabetes

      11 February 2015

    Diabetes is very much done behind the scenes. It is a real catch 22 situation. Putting all the effort in to have good blood sugar levels means that you come across very healthy and no one is any wiser as to everything you have done to be that way.

    But just to put in perspective, Jonathan is being kept alive by insulin, without it he would be dead in 2 weeks, near or less.

    Jonathan has to check his blood via a finger prick 8-10 times a day and give himself at least 6-8 injections daily.

    Every day he potentially could kill himself by giving himself too much insulin. This leads to a coma and death.

    Blood sugar levels can also drop due to exercise, hormones or a variety of things which again leads to too much insulin in the body and then coma, death.

    Jonathan will never have a break from this daily routine, it is his life.

    No remission.

    Everyday he has to work hard, just to live.

    Behind his smile, he is carrying a huge load.

    That is why as a mum, this is so important for me to get the information out there and that people will realise that type 1 diabetes is a potentially life threatening disease.

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  • Our photo journey in gallery

      10 February 2015
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    We have loaded on photos of Jonathan's diabetic journey. From when he was first diagnosed in 2005, aged 4 to the beginning of 2014. Jonathan has always been very active in helping people understand diabetes , as you can see from all the newspaper reports. We also included a photo of the reality of diabetes, we were on a mission trip to Samoa and Jonathan got very very sick.

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