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My 22 year old type-1 son is in denial ... help!
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<blockquote data-quote="Pinkerbell" data-source="post: 579542" data-attributes="member: 64730"><p>My heart goes out to you, I can't imagine what a stressful and upsetting situation you are in. I'm afraid I don't have many ideas apart from good old fashioned nagging and emotional blackmail! I think if it was me I would ring the clinic where he is treated to ask for some advice. Some tough talking might help too, depending on his state of mind, for example pointing out that he might have a hard time doing his job if he allows it to affect his eyesight and mobility. There is a really cool thread on here too that might help if you can get him to read it, it's full of posts from amazing people who have managed the disease for over 40 years and are still fighting! Many of them have managed to avoid complications altogether. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/has-anyone-here-been-a-diabetic-for-more-than-40-years.59602/page-3#post-577832" target="_blank">http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/has-anyone-here-been-a-diabetic-for-more-than-40-years.59602/page-3#post-577832</a></p><p></p><p>Keep as close an eye on him as you can and he'll let you! Hopefully he will start to take it more seriously, I think a period of denial at that sort of age is pretty normal (((hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pinkerbell, post: 579542, member: 64730"] My heart goes out to you, I can't imagine what a stressful and upsetting situation you are in. I'm afraid I don't have many ideas apart from good old fashioned nagging and emotional blackmail! I think if it was me I would ring the clinic where he is treated to ask for some advice. Some tough talking might help too, depending on his state of mind, for example pointing out that he might have a hard time doing his job if he allows it to affect his eyesight and mobility. There is a really cool thread on here too that might help if you can get him to read it, it's full of posts from amazing people who have managed the disease for over 40 years and are still fighting! Many of them have managed to avoid complications altogether. [url]http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/has-anyone-here-been-a-diabetic-for-more-than-40-years.59602/page-3#post-577832[/url] Keep as close an eye on him as you can and he'll let you! Hopefully he will start to take it more seriously, I think a period of denial at that sort of age is pretty normal (((hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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