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<blockquote data-quote="crushersmum" data-source="post: 2311040" data-attributes="member: 14568"><p>Been there too. From a parent who came out the other side after a very battered 5 years of fighting (including Trying to watch every injection & testing and injecting my teen while they were asleep as I knew they had missed injections too & also ending up with social services on my back) you have to give her as much chance to feel she is in charge of her own body. You have to stop her feeling she is being ordered to do this & let her make her own mistakes but let her know you will always be there to pick up the prices. The faster she learns it is her own choice the faster she will stop Rebelling.</p><p></p><p>Freestyle libre works fantastically, a stern talk about having only 2 years before going blind Or getting kidney failure from the medical team helped.</p><p></p><p>Social services made it worse so just tell them you are coping, prioritise your own calm outwards appearance so she can’t rebel just to wind you & them up & remember she will suffer feeling high too so once pressure from those around is gone she will have only herself to blame if she gets ill, she will be saying it is because you are watching her that she is not injecting so doesn’t have to take responsibility as long as you are the responsible one. Allowing her to choose her own diet & injection doses are the only way she will feel in control herself. The faster she learns this the better. A Dafne or similar diabetic education course is good if possible.</p><p></p><p>Little things that make a difference are Buying very small portion controlled biscuits and low sugar treats like cream eclairs (less sugar than tomato ketchup!) or party sized frozen puddings that you can serve regularly to make her feel normal having sweet things help prioritise happiness & doesn’t make eating sugary things so much of a rebellion. You both need to learn to accept that perfection in glucose control doesn’t happen during puberty so just accept the best she can do and be grateful she is not in hospital more often. (My son’s record for DKA was 5 times in 5 months & blood sugars off the scale of the monitor in the hospital.... he is still alive & a healthy Very well controlled 25 year old, it didn’t improve til he stopped being nagged & controlled by all of us including the diabetic team & took on that responsibility himself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crushersmum, post: 2311040, member: 14568"] Been there too. From a parent who came out the other side after a very battered 5 years of fighting (including Trying to watch every injection & testing and injecting my teen while they were asleep as I knew they had missed injections too & also ending up with social services on my back) you have to give her as much chance to feel she is in charge of her own body. You have to stop her feeling she is being ordered to do this & let her make her own mistakes but let her know you will always be there to pick up the prices. The faster she learns it is her own choice the faster she will stop Rebelling. Freestyle libre works fantastically, a stern talk about having only 2 years before going blind Or getting kidney failure from the medical team helped. Social services made it worse so just tell them you are coping, prioritise your own calm outwards appearance so she can’t rebel just to wind you & them up & remember she will suffer feeling high too so once pressure from those around is gone she will have only herself to blame if she gets ill, she will be saying it is because you are watching her that she is not injecting so doesn’t have to take responsibility as long as you are the responsible one. Allowing her to choose her own diet & injection doses are the only way she will feel in control herself. The faster she learns this the better. A Dafne or similar diabetic education course is good if possible. Little things that make a difference are Buying very small portion controlled biscuits and low sugar treats like cream eclairs (less sugar than tomato ketchup!) or party sized frozen puddings that you can serve regularly to make her feel normal having sweet things help prioritise happiness & doesn’t make eating sugary things so much of a rebellion. You both need to learn to accept that perfection in glucose control doesn’t happen during puberty so just accept the best she can do and be grateful she is not in hospital more often. (My son’s record for DKA was 5 times in 5 months & blood sugars off the scale of the monitor in the hospital.... he is still alive & a healthy Very well controlled 25 year old, it didn’t improve til he stopped being nagged & controlled by all of us including the diabetic team & took on that responsibility himself. [/QUOTE]
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