I don't know which way to turn, my daughter was diagnosed Type 1 just before her 13th birthday 7 years ago. She has never managed her diabetes well and constantly runs too high for her meter to even give her reading. Her poor diabetes management was the cause of many arguments as a teenager. She ended up leaving home to live with her father when she was 15, but he never helped her with her diabetes. She has been in hospital at least 20 times with DKA over the years, but doesn't seem to care. She also suffers with mental health issues and depression, I believe she has borderline personality disorder, but it has never been diagnosed. She was in a bad place earlier this year and took 2 overdoses ending up in hospital. She refuses to accept any help from the mental health team. She is now 20 years old working full time and living on her own, but we are only 5 minutes away for support, and see her at least once a week. She seems to be in a good place mentally at the moment, however she has recently been told she has Diabetic Maculopathy. Even this has not shocked her into looking after her diabetes. I went with her to see her diabetic consultant recently and found out that whilst she is meant to have 4 injections a day, she only has maybe one every few days. And really could not see how she could improve this! I was shocked, I believe she is still in denial and is hoping that if she ignores it, it will go away. I asked about a pump, there is a year long waiting list, but she doesn't meet the criteria, but surely getting some insulin into her would be better than none, the consultant agreed. I cannot understand why the health professionals hear what she says, but will not offer any alternative to daily injections, they seem happy to watch her slowly kill herself. Any advise? Is hypnotherapy worth a try? Should I get her a pump privately? I want to help her but don't know which way to turn. Please can someone help me?