Good night,
Our 5y old son has been diagnosed with type1 diabetes three months ago. After the initial shock the following weeks have actually been ok, our son getting used to it and us (his parents) finding new daily organisation.
Unfortunately over the last two weeks things worsened and progressively our son showed more and more reluctance for the injections. He loves eating but now prefers not to eat if we tell him this will require an injection. The last few days every injection has become a battle it can take over 30 mins to be able to do it and sometimes doesn’t let us do it at all. Tonight I went for a check as he was sleeping and noticed he was high. I tried to make an injection but he woke up and categorically refused. I came back desperately one hour later while he was sleeping and tried again but he wake up as I was doing it and almost broke the needle. The situation has become unsustainable.
We talk to him a lot to understand what has changed and worries him now but he doesn’t speak much. Sometimes he says it hurts him but we are always very cautious and haven’t changed how we do it from the first two months.
Has anyone faced similar situation ? Any advice that could help us?
Thank you very much
Our 5y old son has been diagnosed with type1 diabetes three months ago. After the initial shock the following weeks have actually been ok, our son getting used to it and us (his parents) finding new daily organisation.
Unfortunately over the last two weeks things worsened and progressively our son showed more and more reluctance for the injections. He loves eating but now prefers not to eat if we tell him this will require an injection. The last few days every injection has become a battle it can take over 30 mins to be able to do it and sometimes doesn’t let us do it at all. Tonight I went for a check as he was sleeping and noticed he was high. I tried to make an injection but he woke up and categorically refused. I came back desperately one hour later while he was sleeping and tried again but he wake up as I was doing it and almost broke the needle. The situation has become unsustainable.
We talk to him a lot to understand what has changed and worries him now but he doesn’t speak much. Sometimes he says it hurts him but we are always very cautious and haven’t changed how we do it from the first two months.
Has anyone faced similar situation ? Any advice that could help us?
Thank you very much