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Hi I am looking for some advice. My 20 year old daughter is T1 and planning going to Australia for a year to work. Does anyone have any advice with regards to insurance, travelling with insulin and how much she would be to buy her insulin in Oz and how easy it is.

Mum of 18 year old daughter with type 1

I fully understand where your coming from. My 18 year old is exactly the same. Been diagnosed 4 years. She wont go to clinic, doesn't test unless she feels unwell and seems in denial. I have tried the nagging, lecturing etc but it doesn't work. I have now come to the conclusion that I am there...

Re: Driving Thank you, her birthday not till Sept so she will have few months to take more control of her testing. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

What is DVLA policy on driving? My daughter is type 1 and 17 this year, she is keen to start driving. She is not great at testing blood sugars, do DVLA require you to test regularly? If so this may be enough to make her test and take more control Jackie Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Diabetic eye screening result It's all very well saying she needs to take it seriously but she is a teenager, have you tried getting through to a teenager. I put this post up for some advice, really don't need to be told about losing limbs etc. Thanks anyway Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Diabetic eye screening result Thanks Sue, I am hopeful this will pass, unfortunately she won't have blood test so not sure what her HBA1C is for now. 5 months ago I think it was around 9. The Dafne course isn't something offered in the Highlands, I have read a bit about it and it sounds...

Re: Diabetic eye screening result Thank you all for replying. The hospital does have teenage clinics she is due to transfer over soon, she has appointment next month to meet the new team but I am not holding out much hope that she will go. I have also tried encouraging her to join this Forum so...

Hi, my daughter is 16 been T1 for 2 years. She refuses to test blood sugars, it's probably been 4 months since she tested. She also refuses to attend clinic appointments. Recent results from eye screening say that she has slight early Diabetic changes. I am now panicking, tried talking to her...

I will try the breakfast biscuits as I don't think she would eat anything cooked first thing. Is it the belvita biscuits?

My 16 year old daughter hasT1, she really struggles to eat breakfast in the morning before going to school. Can anyone suggest what she could eat to make sure she doesn't have a dip in blood sugars. She likes to inject before school as doesn't like to do it in school, so really does need to it...

Thank you for all your advice, I will just have to be here for her when she needs me. I have tried to get her to speak to other teens with T1 but at the moment she isn't interested, think she just wants to forget she has diabetes. Understandably. I sometimes feel a bit judged by diabetes team, I...

I am mum to 16 year old daughter with type 1, diagnosed 2 years ago. Things went well for first couple of months, she was testing 4 times a day and taking insulin twice a day. Now she refuses to test blood sugars, will not go to clinic appointments and will not speak to nurse or doctor. She does...

I am mum to 16 year old daughter with type 1, diagnosed 2 years ago. Things went well for first couple of months, she was testing 4 times a day and taking insulin twice a day. Now she refuses to test blood sugars, will not go to clinic appointments and will not speak to nurse or doctor. She does...