Our 3 year old daughter was diagnosed in April of this year. As you all have experienced, it was quite a shock and life-changing diagnosis. We had our second child 1 month after her diagnosis, so the past few months have been very busy! All that to say, I would love to connect with parents of other type 1 kids near her age in our area. Any advice or how to connect would be helpful. We would love to meet (girls if possible) around ages 3-6ish.
On another note, I love hearing from others who were diagnosed young and are success stories. We are trying to stay positive! 
thanks!
hi @Aehrhart sorry to hear about your daughter’s diagnosis. Hope you are able to make a connection with other parents. One thing you could try is the JDRF local offices. You can find the JDRF office location closest to you by clicking here http://jdrf.org/locations/ and putting in your zip code.
There are a lot of us here diagnosed at a young age. I was a teen at diagnosis, I’ll be having my 50th birthday this year and after a while t1 becomes a bit more routine. I don’t know if I am a success story, but I think I did okay so far =)
hang in there, you can do it. we can help.
Thanks for your reply, Joe! I just called the GA chapter and left a voicemail with their outreach coordinator. I hope we can connect, so she can know she’s not alone. I also appreciated hearing your story. Glad to hear you are doing well. Just keep fighting until they find a cure!
thank you @Aehrhart, I will keep my head on straight, and do what I can to help - it’s different than fighting because after 30 something years, I am too exhausted to fight anymore, in fact I wrote a little about that subject in a blog here http://www.tudiabetes.org/forum/t/zombie-pay-it-forward/45335
take care! if you have questions for the group, then ask - there is a lot of experience here.
Wow, thanks for sharing the link to your blog. I had to laugh at the zombie metaphor. Nice. Pretty cool to read your story, and I like how you have made your own mark in the medical field. I look forward to seeing what my little girl will do. We wonder if she will somehow connect herself to medicine in some fashion. Time will tell.
-Amber