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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1805081" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>Tell him to join this forum and read posts on the "complications" sub-section.</p><p></p><p>There's plenty of people who ran around with their bg in the 20s, got complications and wished they had their time again so they could do it differently.</p><p></p><p> Your friend will know that when his bg is low, below 4, he'll know about it straight away, because he'll feel hypo and it'll need sorted immediately with glucose.</p><p></p><p>The more dangerous bit, though, is when someone kinda gets used to running above 10, into the 20s and thinks it's ok. People can get used to running at those levels and don't see any harm in it in the short term because they feel ok.</p><p></p><p>But, behind the scenes, it's doing slow, pernicious damage to eyes, nerves, kidney etc.</p><p></p><p>Ask him how he's going to feel in a few years time if he finds himself having kidney failure, needing dialysis while waiting for a transplant?</p><p></p><p>You need to be overbearing in situations like thus. You need to tell him that it might seem fine at the moment but it can have serious consequences which he would pay good money to wind the clock back on when he's older.</p><p></p><p>If he's uncertain about how to manage his T1, get him to ask his dsn to get him on a DAFNE course.</p><p></p><p>Buy him the book Think Like a Pancreas by Gary Scheiner, or nick his kindle and download it to that. He needs information about how to manage it.</p><p></p><p>Or, if his parents can afford it (£100 per month or £70 if there's a Superdrug near you, or free on prescription depending on what attitude his ccg is taking) tell him to fork out for a libre. Many of us have found it very motivational, just being able to see our bg constantly, so we can make little tweaks and nudges to stay in line.</p><p></p><p>Tell him that staying in range doesn't mean living like a monk or eating rabbit food. I go out for beers, have a kebab or pizza, and have a decent a1c.</p><p></p><p>Play hard but fair with him. T1 can have serious, serious consequences, including blindness, kidney failure and death if he f*cks around with it, but with a bit of care and attention, it's totally manageable.</p><p></p><p>Ask him what he wants to be doing in his twenties. Sitting hooked up to a kidney dialysis machine or going backpacking in Asia?</p><p></p><p>There's lots of posters on here who've been in his position and managed to turn it around, so get him to join up here, and he'll get lots of tips.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1805081, member: 374531"] Tell him to join this forum and read posts on the "complications" sub-section. There's plenty of people who ran around with their bg in the 20s, got complications and wished they had their time again so they could do it differently. Your friend will know that when his bg is low, below 4, he'll know about it straight away, because he'll feel hypo and it'll need sorted immediately with glucose. The more dangerous bit, though, is when someone kinda gets used to running above 10, into the 20s and thinks it's ok. People can get used to running at those levels and don't see any harm in it in the short term because they feel ok. But, behind the scenes, it's doing slow, pernicious damage to eyes, nerves, kidney etc. Ask him how he's going to feel in a few years time if he finds himself having kidney failure, needing dialysis while waiting for a transplant? You need to be overbearing in situations like thus. You need to tell him that it might seem fine at the moment but it can have serious consequences which he would pay good money to wind the clock back on when he's older. If he's uncertain about how to manage his T1, get him to ask his dsn to get him on a DAFNE course. Buy him the book Think Like a Pancreas by Gary Scheiner, or nick his kindle and download it to that. He needs information about how to manage it. Or, if his parents can afford it (£100 per month or £70 if there's a Superdrug near you, or free on prescription depending on what attitude his ccg is taking) tell him to fork out for a libre. Many of us have found it very motivational, just being able to see our bg constantly, so we can make little tweaks and nudges to stay in line. Tell him that staying in range doesn't mean living like a monk or eating rabbit food. I go out for beers, have a kebab or pizza, and have a decent a1c. Play hard but fair with him. T1 can have serious, serious consequences, including blindness, kidney failure and death if he f*cks around with it, but with a bit of care and attention, it's totally manageable. Ask him what he wants to be doing in his twenties. Sitting hooked up to a kidney dialysis machine or going backpacking in Asia? There's lots of posters on here who've been in his position and managed to turn it around, so get him to join up here, and he'll get lots of tips. [/QUOTE]
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