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<blockquote data-quote="Firefly" data-source="post: 33081" data-attributes="member: 12459"><p>I totally agree Katherine which leads me to think it's all about HOW you fill out the forms.</p><p></p><p>Having been told by several other parents that DLA is not available post 16 for diabetes I fail to see that if I filled the form out as I did last year that they could say he didn't need support. He clearly cannot manage without adult intervention at 16. OK it's less than it was at 14, but is still substantial in comparison to any other 16yr old. He maintains excellent health and has a Hba1c of 5.6 as he's a County Athlete and County Rugby player but wouldn't do any of this without me to run behind him and stand on the track and touchline with flapjack, energy drinks and monitor.</p><p></p><p>Breaking down the support into almost each hour of the day seems to be key to getting DLA. I think my original application ran into about 20 pages.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Firefly, post: 33081, member: 12459"] I totally agree Katherine which leads me to think it's all about HOW you fill out the forms. Having been told by several other parents that DLA is not available post 16 for diabetes I fail to see that if I filled the form out as I did last year that they could say he didn't need support. He clearly cannot manage without adult intervention at 16. OK it's less than it was at 14, but is still substantial in comparison to any other 16yr old. He maintains excellent health and has a Hba1c of 5.6 as he's a County Athlete and County Rugby player but wouldn't do any of this without me to run behind him and stand on the track and touchline with flapjack, energy drinks and monitor. Breaking down the support into almost each hour of the day seems to be key to getting DLA. I think my original application ran into about 20 pages. [/QUOTE]
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