Tresiba - your son would deginitely need less like
@robert72 said. I amon tresiba now (I had to come off pump due to cannula failures each time of changing over).
I also know of others that have come off pumps. They are not for everyone, and perhaps your son did not have a pump that suited him... nothing wrong about that. However, it is soundin like your son may need some advice / help around managing diabetes and his thoughts around it all.. ie getting in way of fitting in with his friends/hobbies etc..some hosputals have a psychologist attached to the diabetes unit to help patients that are struggling getting diabetes management fitting in with their life. Thats what it is effectively boils down to.. it isn't nice having to carry injections and fest kits everywhere.. especially a chap.. women can put in handbag!! Where do men put their stuff? If I went to nightclubs etc or a pub and fancied anything to eat etc.. I had stuff in handbag, where do teenage boys put theirs when they want to go out?? Straight question.. I haven't got a clue?!! The world today is all about fitting in, nobody wants to be different. Crikey, to be honest it would annoy me when everybody else jyst dived in to their food and I had forgotten to test/inject ahead or didn't know what size food plate etc would be coming out if in a restaurant.... its tough...
Yea, it appears that he is obstinate but I don't actually think he is. I think he's trying to do his best at the moment. He may have thought that the pump was so hyped up at being the best tjing to help him-but he couldn't get his head wrapped around doing everything.....
Seriously I think the lad is struggling, not obstinate. I think it would be good to sit him down at a table (not on a comfy chair or settee or bed) and sit opposite him and really have a good listen to what he is feeling... rather than what he is or isn't doing.....
There may be techniques that could be used. Ie for 30 + years I could never tell anyone I was hypo. Sometimes, on some occasions it would have been helpful if I could. My non diabetic counsellor said to me "why don't you pop a note in to your sugar cube box saying -tell someone you are hypo". Do you know what, that was the best advice I have ever had. Before I never actually myself thought "you are hypo". I always thought "you need to eat, or you need to test"..... and I would but, I never told anyone. That note (and I wrote it on the lid) us enough of a prompt to now tell people. If I didn't tell anybody tgey would know now because its in my box and on the lid.
If I hadn't talked about my life, my thoughts, frustrations etc I would never have got that advice and help.
I think you are a very caring, loving, worried parent and it may take time to resolve but I would really sit down and try to understand just a little bit more, as I think its more than him just being obstinate..