Topic
Day-to-Day Care & Routines
Daily care routines, tracking, and sharing care with family and carers.
Building a Routine at Home
The first weeks after coming home from hospital are the hardest, and a written routine built around feeds and sleep is what makes them survivable.
Sharing Care with Family
Training grandparents, relatives and household help properly is what makes this sustainable, and it needs written instructions rather than spoken ones.
Nights, Sleep and Exhaustion
Overnight checks on top of normal newborn waking is the hardest part of this diagnosis, and sharing the load is a medical necessity, not a luxury.
Supplies, Storage and Cost
Keeping insulin cool in Indian conditions, stocking supplies sensibly, and managing the ongoing cost of a lifelong condition in a young child.
Travel, Vaccinations and Child Health
Ordinary childhood care continues alongside diabetes — immunisations on schedule, travel with proper supplies, and a plan for minor illnesses.