Thank you so much for all your responses - really appreciate it.
I will continue encouraging him and he is comfortable injecting and testing bloods when we are out - does this openly and without any shyness but I know that's because we are there.
I will keep trying to encourage him to agree...
one of the boys in his football team has T1 and they wore one and a pump and it was constantly getting knocked etc, this was before my son was diagnosed so its whats stuck in his head. The other boy ended up quitting the team so this is what my son is focusing on and reasons why he doesn't want...
He is able to access the libre and worked through the modules however he is adamant at this moment that he doesn't want it - or the pump - however that's a 2yr waiting list for the pump and we have added him to this as I am sure he will change his mind. He has had so much taken away from him at...
My son was diagnosed 4months ago - he is 12yrs old. He is on MDI and finger testing only. I am super proud with how he is managing this but need to know if I should be advocating for him more at school. He is really smart and he tests at break and takes his insulin no problem and knows how to...