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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 1805093" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>It's so hard for people isn't it, especially young teenagers, that must be the worse age of all to have to worry about managing diabetes. I got it in my 50s and that is bad enough but at least as a (fairly) mature adult, I don't have to worry about what my friends think or about what they might say at work because I don't give a d*mn. My son's friend (in his teens) went through the same thing, he went out with his mates, no testing, half the time no injections and I'm guessing he just wanted to be 'normal'. By the time he reached 20 odd he became much better at managing it and I think, accepted it. That is the key, until your friend accepts that it is what it is it can be so difficult to help him and I can imagine how he feels when he had got his Mum doing his injections (is he 16 or so?) and then you 'babysitting' him out of love. As others have said, all you can do is let him know you are there for him, maybe try not to watch him like a hawk and treat him as if he didn't have diabetes. The more you coddle him the angrier he will get. I am sure he knows exactly what he should be doing, he is just choosing not to do it. You sound like such a good friend, I would say take a step back, continue to be his mate but not his carer, (of course you can surreptitiously keep an eye on him!).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 1805093, member: 451727"] It's so hard for people isn't it, especially young teenagers, that must be the worse age of all to have to worry about managing diabetes. I got it in my 50s and that is bad enough but at least as a (fairly) mature adult, I don't have to worry about what my friends think or about what they might say at work because I don't give a d*mn. My son's friend (in his teens) went through the same thing, he went out with his mates, no testing, half the time no injections and I'm guessing he just wanted to be 'normal'. By the time he reached 20 odd he became much better at managing it and I think, accepted it. That is the key, until your friend accepts that it is what it is it can be so difficult to help him and I can imagine how he feels when he had got his Mum doing his injections (is he 16 or so?) and then you 'babysitting' him out of love. As others have said, all you can do is let him know you are there for him, maybe try not to watch him like a hawk and treat him as if he didn't have diabetes. The more you coddle him the angrier he will get. I am sure he knows exactly what he should be doing, he is just choosing not to do it. You sound like such a good friend, I would say take a step back, continue to be his mate but not his carer, (of course you can surreptitiously keep an eye on him!). [/QUOTE]
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