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<blockquote data-quote="kegstore" data-source="post: 122797" data-attributes="member: 16530"><p>There's no nice way of putting this, he's not going to last very long at all if he doesn't take insulin. The pump is the most sophisticated delivery mechanism currently available, many people wait years to get one.</p><p></p><p>Denial is a tricky issue though and comes in various flavours. He absolutely needs to accept that diabetes is with him for the rest of his life, and by making the "grown up" choices now he stands the best chance of making sure his life is a long one. Diabetes never stopped me from doing anything, unfortunately because I was slightly cavalier in my approach to it in the early years I now have to deal with the consequences, and am somewhat restricted in what I can and can't do (e.g. had to give up driving). However I'm not a parent so I'm not sure what the best approach is, but I sometimes wish I could talk to the stroppy teenager I once was!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kegstore, post: 122797, member: 16530"] There's no nice way of putting this, he's not going to last very long at all if he doesn't take insulin. The pump is the most sophisticated delivery mechanism currently available, many people wait years to get one. Denial is a tricky issue though and comes in various flavours. He absolutely needs to accept that diabetes is with him for the rest of his life, and by making the "grown up" choices now he stands the best chance of making sure his life is a long one. Diabetes never stopped me from doing anything, unfortunately because I was slightly cavalier in my approach to it in the early years I now have to deal with the consequences, and am somewhat restricted in what I can and can't do (e.g. had to give up driving). However I'm not a parent so I'm not sure what the best approach is, but I sometimes wish I could talk to the stroppy teenager I once was! [/QUOTE]
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