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<blockquote data-quote="Grazer" data-source="post: 243124" data-attributes="member: 31362"><p>Really sorry to hear your problems david. Not a lot I can say as I'm a type 2 so don't face the same issues. However, I have faced situations in the past where you need to convince someone close to change a fundamental way they do something. I found that I needed to "take time out" to study it. That is, I convinced my wife we would get someone to look after the kids for a day or two, get away from work and sit down for a day to sort it out. We all get holidays, so for something important it's worth taking one. </p><p>We then treated it like a project:-</p><p>Define exactly the issue.</p><p>What specifics have to be done to solve the problem</p><p>What are the consequences of not doing it</p><p>What options are there for going about it</p><p>choose an option</p><p>Construct a detailed plan with time scales</p><p>Devise an agreed way to monitor the success or otherwise of the plan</p><p>Choose a start date to implement the plan.</p><p></p><p>Hope it doesn't sound too much like waffle, but if you develop a plan together, she'll own it more and is more likely to stick to it. Perhaps you could make it fun by hiring a room in a hotel for it. Bit of time out you can ill-afford perhaps, cost you can ill-afford perhaps, but if it works? The stakes are high. Even eating pre-Dafne could become an option if you sit down for an entire day like this to work at it.</p><p>Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grazer, post: 243124, member: 31362"] Really sorry to hear your problems david. Not a lot I can say as I'm a type 2 so don't face the same issues. However, I have faced situations in the past where you need to convince someone close to change a fundamental way they do something. I found that I needed to "take time out" to study it. That is, I convinced my wife we would get someone to look after the kids for a day or two, get away from work and sit down for a day to sort it out. We all get holidays, so for something important it's worth taking one. We then treated it like a project:- Define exactly the issue. What specifics have to be done to solve the problem What are the consequences of not doing it What options are there for going about it choose an option Construct a detailed plan with time scales Devise an agreed way to monitor the success or otherwise of the plan Choose a start date to implement the plan. Hope it doesn't sound too much like waffle, but if you develop a plan together, she'll own it more and is more likely to stick to it. Perhaps you could make it fun by hiring a room in a hotel for it. Bit of time out you can ill-afford perhaps, cost you can ill-afford perhaps, but if it works? The stakes are high. Even eating pre-Dafne could become an option if you sit down for an entire day like this to work at it. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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