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<blockquote data-quote="Sue_c" data-source="post: 363514" data-attributes="member: 64623"><p>Hi Jackie</p><p></p><p>I've had the same experience - they have to see it for themselves and for us there was a lightbulb moment when my daughter's diabetes stopped being mine and became hers - our trigger was a 13+ HBA1C. </p><p></p><p>At 16 they want to be like all their friends and getting her to stop and test her blood at school and inject was an impossibility. She'd either inject and not test or just do nothing at all. It didn't matter how much I shouted, threatened (what the outcomes of poor control could be - not my proudest moment) bribed or cried. It's like anything - if you don't want to change it for yourself then you won't - and teenagers think they are invincible). For your daughter especially diagnosis at 14 would have had a massive impact as all of a sudden so much must have changed. Mine was diagnosed at 9 and us now 17 but it's not the length of time diagnosed - its just the stage if their life that they're in as several others have said. </p><p></p><p>She has recently done a DAFNE course - that helped a bit, and in August she is going on a Diabetes UK holiday. Both may be worth following up - spending time with other diabetics has always been if benefit to her - even if only temporarily and I am hoping she will come home in August with a host of new friends that she'll stay in contact with to extend the effect if the holiday. </p><p></p><p>We've turned a corner but there's still a long way to go - her HBA1C is still over 10 but at least she has made some inroads. </p><p></p><p>Sue</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sue_c, post: 363514, member: 64623"] Hi Jackie I've had the same experience - they have to see it for themselves and for us there was a lightbulb moment when my daughter's diabetes stopped being mine and became hers - our trigger was a 13+ HBA1C. At 16 they want to be like all their friends and getting her to stop and test her blood at school and inject was an impossibility. She'd either inject and not test or just do nothing at all. It didn't matter how much I shouted, threatened (what the outcomes of poor control could be - not my proudest moment) bribed or cried. It's like anything - if you don't want to change it for yourself then you won't - and teenagers think they are invincible). For your daughter especially diagnosis at 14 would have had a massive impact as all of a sudden so much must have changed. Mine was diagnosed at 9 and us now 17 but it's not the length of time diagnosed - its just the stage if their life that they're in as several others have said. She has recently done a DAFNE course - that helped a bit, and in August she is going on a Diabetes UK holiday. Both may be worth following up - spending time with other diabetics has always been if benefit to her - even if only temporarily and I am hoping she will come home in August with a host of new friends that she'll stay in contact with to extend the effect if the holiday. We've turned a corner but there's still a long way to go - her HBA1C is still over 10 but at least she has made some inroads. Sue Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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