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<blockquote data-quote="noblehead" data-source="post: 579427" data-attributes="member: 11028"><p>Prior to the commencement of the course you can get a letter from the course leader to give to your employer to say that you need the time off and it's in your best interests to attend, however its up to the employer whether this time off is paid or not, there's no obligation on the employer that it should be paid. </p><p></p><p>Lisa, I do think your lad would benefit from the DAFNE course but the link that Catherine has provided above should get him started, his refusal to test his bg and administer insulin is a cause for concern and I think he needs to see his diabetes team asap. It might just be that some counselling will help him overcome his fear of dying from diabetes and he can begin to accept that its a liveable condition, if he is offered this then you should encourage him to accept it, for most of us we have all been through the denial period and this is especially so for those who are diagnosed when young.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="noblehead, post: 579427, member: 11028"] Prior to the commencement of the course you can get a letter from the course leader to give to your employer to say that you need the time off and it's in your best interests to attend, however its up to the employer whether this time off is paid or not, there's no obligation on the employer that it should be paid. Lisa, I do think your lad would benefit from the DAFNE course but the link that Catherine has provided above should get him started, his refusal to test his bg and administer insulin is a cause for concern and I think he needs to see his diabetes team asap. It might just be that some counselling will help him overcome his fear of dying from diabetes and he can begin to accept that its a liveable condition, if he is offered this then you should encourage him to accept it, for most of us we have all been through the denial period and this is especially so for those who are diagnosed when young. [/QUOTE]
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