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hi everyone, im hoping someone can give me some words of advise. my 16 yr old recently stayed at a friends house and got drunk for the first time. I have been informed secretly so cannot break this persons trust and confront my child. I am now really scared of this happening again as they have asked to sleep out again this week. I am really worried incase something happens to my child, what if their friends dont realise its a hypo? can anyone help me???? thanks :-)
 
I would just approach it in a "now you're growing up..." way and have the frank and open discussion. Ask if your child's friends are aware of the condition, or if they're all going to be larruped who would be capable of helping anyway.

There's a few posts on here about drinking with diabetes, a quick summary is that when drinking alcohol can massively spike sugar levels but post drinking it can crash. The advice is not to correct, take normal or slightly reduced insulin at the meal immediately prior to drinking and ensure a snack post alcohol. I am campaigning for kebabs on the nhs!

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When my daughter got near the age when they are allowed to drink alcohol here I talked with her. I told her if she wants to drink some alcohol one day I want her to do it at home first. So I suggested that she could invite some friends and then we can controle the bloodsugar during the night so that we both know how her bloodsugar is reacting with alcohol.
When she got 16 she had a little party here and she wanted to drink some beer and we controled her bloodsugar every two hours. At first it went higher and then it got lower and lower without doing anything.
It was good for her to see it by herself.
Maybe you can do anything like this. (Because you don´t know that your child has been drunk already).
Does your child has a good friend who can take care of him a little. So you can tell the friends that if your child drinks and is getting tired that they must awake him to controle the bloodsugar and if it´s low they can call you.
My daughter had a boyfriend who always had a look at her. That was very good for me to know.

Greetings Vera
 
The buddy systen might help.
When i was at University [and not diabetic!] I used to watch my Muslim friend's orange juice for her. She was afraid some pankster might try to drop some alcohol in. I don't think anyone ever did try, but she felt secure with me as a buddy. I didn't/ don't drink
Hana
 
Hi,Type1 mum :)

Sorry but trust is not the point, "time" might be more important. Tell your now adult child that you have a very strong instinct that there is going to be drink involved this weekend.
Tell your child to ensure all necessary precautions are taken and be careful. (might help just to leave a nice post it note) Leave the rest for your child to comment or not.

If you make a big issue of it goodness knows ! we have 4 adult children and all we can do is be there for them,they do listen I think.

Best of luck

Roy :)
 
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