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<blockquote data-quote="Katharine" data-source="post: 20238" data-attributes="member: 7958"><p>Hi Gaynor,</p><p></p><p>The good news is that if your child still needs you to supervise him you will continue to get the allowance. Steven is now 16 and still gets it. </p><p></p><p>I don't know many 12 year old boys or girls who:</p><p></p><p>Do their own food shopping.</p><p>Do their own meal preparation.</p><p>Do all their own carb counting/ protein estimations/ insulin sensitivity calculations.</p><p>Organise all their diabetes supplies.</p><p>Organise all their own diabetes clinic appointments.</p><p>Test their own blood sugars without prompting about five times a day including 3am ones now and then.</p><p>Are confident to vary their insulin injections according to their results.</p><p>Are completely independent and self caring when they have hypos or dehydrating illnesses.</p><p></p><p>The main thing when you fill in the form is to take yourself through a typical day / month /year and remember how much you really do for your child with diabetes. Then you have to put it down.</p><p></p><p>I went on holiday last year with David my non diabetic son for a week. The most striking thing was that when we fancied going out or doing something we just did it. I was carrying a fraction of the stuff I carry about for Steven. None of the contingency items like diet drinks, sugary drinks, survival packs, phones, extra food and so forth. I think it can be easy to forget just how much you do for your diabetic child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katharine, post: 20238, member: 7958"] Hi Gaynor, The good news is that if your child still needs you to supervise him you will continue to get the allowance. Steven is now 16 and still gets it. I don't know many 12 year old boys or girls who: Do their own food shopping. Do their own meal preparation. Do all their own carb counting/ protein estimations/ insulin sensitivity calculations. Organise all their diabetes supplies. Organise all their own diabetes clinic appointments. Test their own blood sugars without prompting about five times a day including 3am ones now and then. Are confident to vary their insulin injections according to their results. Are completely independent and self caring when they have hypos or dehydrating illnesses. The main thing when you fill in the form is to take yourself through a typical day / month /year and remember how much you really do for your child with diabetes. Then you have to put it down. I went on holiday last year with David my non diabetic son for a week. The most striking thing was that when we fancied going out or doing something we just did it. I was carrying a fraction of the stuff I carry about for Steven. None of the contingency items like diet drinks, sugary drinks, survival packs, phones, extra food and so forth. I think it can be easy to forget just how much you do for your diabetic child. [/QUOTE]
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