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- Type of diabetes
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Hi, i am new here and was hoping to get some advice please. My 13 year old son has just been refused his dla renewal and now i have to take it to tribunal which is the last thing i wanted to do but i don't understand how after 5 years of being on middle care that he is suddenly responsible enough to deal with every aspect of being type one with little to no help from me. I do all of the everyday stuff aswell as get up in the night when he is low. He can do his injections apart from his bottom and he can check his bs levels but that is where his involvement pretty much ends. He has trouble remembering a dose when i tell him at meal times let alone sort every aspect of life with diabetes. He just wants to be like other kids his age and i believe at the moment while he is under 16 shouldn't be left to get on with it by himself. There is a reason why his hb levels are in a good range or why he has not had any hospital admissions and that because i make sure everything is done right. I have to fight with him to do corrections doses because according to him it's not a big deal or why he must eat lunch at the weekends because he doesn't want to do yet another injection. I would be very grateful for any helpful comments people may have. Have any of you had problems with dla or have your children been lucky enough to be awarded dla. Thanks