Recent Content by Anxiousmom

Thank you for the kind words. She is such a funny, outgoing and beautiful girl with the whole world and many boys at her feet

Yes, beyond frustrating... i can say she pretty much exhibits all of those traits. Her diabetes educator gave up on her after seeing her for a few years saying the sessions were futile

Seems like they came from the same mould except she has two great dads (step dad is also type 1 and tries to guide her but she wants none of it) i just dread the day when she turnz around and asks why we didnt do more to help her if she ever ends up with the possible if not inevitable and awful...

Sounds like they came from the same mould...alrhough she has two great father figures. (my 2nd husband of ten years also has type 1 and tries to guide her as he knows what the implications of bad control. I dread thw day she blames me cor any complications

Ive been in therapy for years and on 4 typez of anti depressants, even had a break down at work and it was suggested i perhaps need to look taking a break from working so i resigned. Doesnt help i lost my brother to a drug overdose 5 years back and was held up and robbed at gunpoint in my office...

Zand, I'm glad you havent. My teenager seems to be on self destruct and has gotten into a state of ketoacidosis many times requiring hospitalization in ICU for a week st a yes. We have tried everything from therapy, dietitians, discipline, threatening, motivating, bribery, reverse psychology but...

I'm wondering if it is possible to have PTSD after having experienced many life threatening/near death situations with a teen that has pretty much badly controlled T1D for over 7 years?