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<blockquote data-quote="sophie7" data-source="post: 270762" data-attributes="member: 40993"><p>I am 17 and have had type 1 since I was 7. It would help to know more about the background between you and your daughter/ her condition etc... as I don't want to make any snap judgements. However, I do feel that I can understand how your daughter might be feeling. My parents can get quite frustrated with me when it's "another hypo" or a nighttime high after a failed set change, and I don't tell them. At my latest hospital appointment they were quite upest when they saw the number of hypos I was having, and how low I went. There are several reasons why I often don't tell them though a) I don't want the fuss. b) I don't want the sense that I have 'let them down' - feeling of failure etc... c) I want to believe I can handle it myself. At the end of the day, your daughter, like me, has had to live with this the majoirty of her life, and it can make you feel so out of control and fed up. Beign dependent on something to keep you alive, you want to feel like you can 'cope' becuase otherwise you'll just be reliant on everyone else. When my blood sugar's low, I just think: "why can't I be normal", so you pretend everything's ok. I don't think your daughter (correct me if I'm wrong; I'm sorry, as I know I don't know the full story) is denying her diabetes, she just maybe wants, like my and like many other diabetic teenagers, to live normally. It is a horrible illness, so please do not underestimate how hard it is to deal with sometimes - it isn't just something you 'accept' overnight and live with - everyday for me is a constant battle to accept it. Do send me a message if you want ot talk, and once again I am sorry if I have assumed anything here.</p><p></p><p>Hope everything is ok <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Sophie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sophie7, post: 270762, member: 40993"] I am 17 and have had type 1 since I was 7. It would help to know more about the background between you and your daughter/ her condition etc... as I don't want to make any snap judgements. However, I do feel that I can understand how your daughter might be feeling. My parents can get quite frustrated with me when it's "another hypo" or a nighttime high after a failed set change, and I don't tell them. At my latest hospital appointment they were quite upest when they saw the number of hypos I was having, and how low I went. There are several reasons why I often don't tell them though a) I don't want the fuss. b) I don't want the sense that I have 'let them down' - feeling of failure etc... c) I want to believe I can handle it myself. At the end of the day, your daughter, like me, has had to live with this the majoirty of her life, and it can make you feel so out of control and fed up. Beign dependent on something to keep you alive, you want to feel like you can 'cope' becuase otherwise you'll just be reliant on everyone else. When my blood sugar's low, I just think: "why can't I be normal", so you pretend everything's ok. I don't think your daughter (correct me if I'm wrong; I'm sorry, as I know I don't know the full story) is denying her diabetes, she just maybe wants, like my and like many other diabetic teenagers, to live normally. It is a horrible illness, so please do not underestimate how hard it is to deal with sometimes - it isn't just something you 'accept' overnight and live with - everyday for me is a constant battle to accept it. Do send me a message if you want ot talk, and once again I am sorry if I have assumed anything here. Hope everything is ok :) Sophie [/QUOTE]
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