Shock diagnosis for maxima (8): This is how the little one lives with her incurable disease

The diagnosis hit the family like a shock: The small Maxima (8) suffers from type 1 diabetes, a chronic disease that is considered incurable.

But the little one is strong.

• Maxima (8) from the Erding district has diabetes.

• The diagnosis came as a shock to the family.

• But Maxima bravely faces the incurable disease.

Maria Thalheim

- The

a

is usually difficult to bear for those affected, especially when it is about their own

.

Christine Scharf and her daughter

have recently been living with

And better than expected.

Maxima (8) suffers from type 1 diabetes: "Had pain all over the body"

If many people are now complaining about

, the Scharf family in Maria Thalheim

began a

a month before the

.

Christine Scharf suddenly noticed

in her eight-year-old daughter in February

“She drank liters of water and had to go out several times at night,” says the 49-year-old.

"The next day at school I had such

all over my body that I could hardly get up," says her cheerful daughter.

She was picked up from class early and

after the

the alarming message

from the

: "The

, which is normally 100, had risen to 800 at maxima."

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With the sensor, the blood sugar level can be continuously monitored.

© Gerda Gebel

Immediately we went to the Altötting

.

“I was in the

there for

three days

, and I felt like I was chained with all the

” says the little patient.

After moving to the normal ward, the mother and daughter began

for

on how to deal with the

I just cried the first night, and only after a few days did I become sure that it would be possible,” says mother Christine.

"I was

doing very well

in the

" insists

, "someone kept asking what I wanted to eat, and there was even schnitzel with french fries."

Type 1 diabetes in children: Maxima (8) quickly got used to constant blood glucose monitoring

After two weeks in the

, the student immediately went back to class, her friends had already missed her very much.

In addition to the

, it was now a

taking other

with you.

The eight-year-old always has her

with her

in a

along with several pieces of

and a

, similar to a

To measure the

, she holds it up to a

that is glued to the upper arm.

This avoids the running

in the finger.

The sensor needs to be changed to the other arm every two weeks.

This is not so pleasant, the student admits, since the

stabbed in the arm

with a small

.

The needle is then withdrawn into the

aid, only a thin thread remains in the arm under the "button" that is visible on the outside and

measures

the

.

Maxima proudly shows the colorful stickers with which she can decorate the sensor; what she likes best is the sticker with the little dog.

Already at the Altötting

, the little patient received a backpack with a

also includes a

and

, as well as a small juice and an

I always take it with me when I go to a friend's house,” says Maxima.

Maxima (8) is terminally ill: the emergency oil box is deposited in the school

Mama Christine informed the teacher about the situation in advance and handed in an

at the school

.

"I am the only child with

in my school," reports daughter Maxima.

During the training courses at the hospital, she also learned how to

inject

which she now routinely injects into her stomach.

“She wanted to do the spraying herself right away, which is also practical when she's on the go,” explains Christine Scharf.

Her daughter also confidently administers

the evening injection with the

in her thigh, while mom only controls the amount drawn up.

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The insulin syringe has become routine for Maxima Scharf.

© Gerda Gebel

“Poor child, now she's not allowed to eat anything sweet”, Maxima is often regretted, but that's not true.

It would

have been necessary to

, her daughter can eat everything as before, explains Mama Christine.

Even eating is not a problem, just something thoughtful walk the

vonstatten.

Before eating, the

determined

using a table

, and the

.

Three meals will also injected three times in

once or twice in addition.

Type 1 diabetes so far incurable: Maxima (8) is well looked after

For documentation purposes, a precise

, with entries on the daily

, which is then also presented at the medical check-up appointments.

“Even in the hospital, we were very well received by our

Dr.

Sydlik and our diabetes advisor Ms. Jetzlsperger, whom we can contact at any time with questions or problems.

That gives me a lot of security, ”says Christine Scharf, who is now experiencing the situation relatively relaxed.

No noticeable restrictions in everyday life: Maxima (8) is brave with her type 1 diabetes

has also come to

with the

very sensibly

.

She is happy that she can continue to do her sporting activities such as

at KBV Erding, skiing and

.

is strongly recommended as it

can

.

Activities with the "weasel children" in the horticultural association or meeting friends are also no problem.

“I spoke to the coaches and parents of my schoolmates, they all know exactly.

It works great, ”says the mother happily.

The two only want to wait a little longer to spend the night with friends.

Step by step, mother and daughter are now expanding the radius of action, going to the cinema with popcorn - with splash beforehand - or a visit to Legoland already worked out well.

holiday in Gran Canaria planned

for the

holidays had to be canceled due to the

, but Maxima has a solution for this as well: "Then we'll go away twice next year," explains the sporty girl with a smile.

Adrian from the Dachau district also suffers from type 1 diabetes. He was only 15 when he was diagnosed.

It was a day when everything changed - and which he almost did not survive.