helo im new here

[gillian1]

hi everyone
im gillian and im mum to 4 children,my daughter amy has type 1 diabets she was diagnosed at 4yrs old she is now 12,she has 4 injections a day and we carb count everything as her daytime insulin is adjusted depending on what she has eaten,she is on a set dose of glagine at night,things are difficult with her at the moment as she seems to be rebelling aginst everything to do with her diabetes,i have to struggle to get her to do a finger test and i seem to be constantly nagging at her to do her insuline her usual response is i will do it in a minute,,its very frustrating :cry:

 

[sjalexisg]

Hello,

I am also a newbie today, but I have been diabetic since I was eighteen months so I know how your daughter feels. I think she is probably going into the hardest time for a diabetic adolescance can be awful enough as it is without having that responsibility to deal with as well. My mum was really strict with my diabetes for ages and had total control but then the responsibility switched to me and I didn't handle it brilliantly. I started to miss injections and rebel against my diabetes exactly the same, probably because I didn't think sensibly about the long term implications then and also even though I had been diabetic so long the assumption was there that I knew what I was doing when I didn't.
I have now had my diabetes twenty three years and I am fine, though I would say that as teenagers if you speak to any good diabetic doctor about diabetes at her age, then they expect some rebellion. (although probably best not to say that to her). The fact is that long term implications are an issue my uncles are both living proof of this although they are both in their fifties.
She will probably be fine but I would say try and involve her in the carbohydrate counting if you don't already and maybe book her an appointment with the diabetic nurse so tht she can may be talk about why she is rebelling and what can be done to combat it. I talked to my nurse and she was great because it educated me better in how to look after myself and we discussed options of insulin and how to fit diabetes around my lifestyle rather than the other way round. I think flexibility is key here, when you are so young and you look around and think I'm the only one with this disease and none of my mates are burdened down with it life can seem very unfair.
Luckily for your daughter things have moved on alot since I was twelve and so she should be able to find a way of coping with her diabetes and enjoying her teenage years with a littl help from a diabetes nurse and your self.
Sorry I have rambled on so long but if you want to ask anything let me know

SJx

 

[gillian1]

thank you for replying and i didnt think you was rambling on at all im going to use the advice you have given me and will make an appointment with amys dibetes nurse,i will keep you informed as to how things go,once again thank you very much for your helpfull reply,,

 

[sjalexisg]

Sure no worries at all, it can be tough being Amy's age and having diabetes but if I got through it then I reckon she will be able to. Like my Mum says its really hard not to worry but it sounds like you are all really supportive of it and to be honest that is the most important thing. If you want to know anything else like from a parents point of view and how my Mum handled it I can ask mine she will be happy to help I am sure.

Take care and do let me know how she goes.

SJx