I have never logged onto a forum before so apologies in advance if I am going about this all the incorrect way.
My daughter was diagnosed with Type1 in year 7 (so 11/12 years old) and handled the diagnosis amazingly. As she entered year 10 she developed anxiety and suffered panic attacks regularly. She has always had the view that she did not care about living or dying and was receiving counselling but this stopped due to lack of funding and she now will not return. She is in year 11 (16 years old) and now totally refuses to acknowledge her diabetes - I feel the denial has hit later. She takes night insulin only and will not do her bloods, take insulin with food or attend hospital appointments. She has lost a huge amount of weight and is now only 6 and a half stone.
When I try to approach the subject she says she does not care about her diabetes and does not want to manage it. I have tried to discuss the implications of not taking care and the nurse has visited but to no avail.
I feel I am watching my daughter harm herself to the point of one day there being no return and am lost with what to do!!!
My daughter was diagnosed with Type1 in year 7 (so 11/12 years old) and handled the diagnosis amazingly. As she entered year 10 she developed anxiety and suffered panic attacks regularly. She has always had the view that she did not care about living or dying and was receiving counselling but this stopped due to lack of funding and she now will not return. She is in year 11 (16 years old) and now totally refuses to acknowledge her diabetes - I feel the denial has hit later. She takes night insulin only and will not do her bloods, take insulin with food or attend hospital appointments. She has lost a huge amount of weight and is now only 6 and a half stone.
When I try to approach the subject she says she does not care about her diabetes and does not want to manage it. I have tried to discuss the implications of not taking care and the nurse has visited but to no avail.
I feel I am watching my daughter harm herself to the point of one day there being no return and am lost with what to do!!!