Reply to Thread

Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the Diabetes Forum Survey 2025 »

Message: <blockquote data-quote="MikeEF" data-source="post: 2703071" data-attributes="member: 419672">Hi citrus2512Sorry to hear your son and you are going through this. I'm T1 since I was a teenager and the idea I had to be 'good' all the time 'or else' really took its toll back then, now in my 50s. As a teenager you of course think you are the centre of the world and therefore everything that is happening to you is your fault. It took a particularly nice nurse to say to me 'it's not your fault' before I really took on board the importance of managing my insulin.Be careful also on social media. My teenagers are constantly being bombarded with fitness and weight loss clips. They all talk about managing your insulin, insulin resistance and that excess insulin puts weight on. These are non diabetics. T1s it's insulin first, feeling well and then managing weight.</blockquote>

Top Bottom