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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
My parents haven’t seemed to get in the 8 years I’ve been diagnosed that things like eating etc have to take a president sometimes. I’m fed of trying to drill it into them as well. I know I should probably speak up more but when ever I do they say well why didn’t you say and OMG are you ok do we need to do anything. They don’t also seem to grasp that while it’s true I can eat or drink most things, there are somethings that I would like to avoid.
For example, a couple of weekends ago mum brought donoughts. I said no so many times but she kept offering so in the end I took one to shut her up but didn’t have my testing kit or insulin on me so my sugars went high.
Then there was the incident when I was driving. I could feel them dropping. Luckily we were only 10 mins away from home but as soon as I got there I tested and while not hypo at 4.2 it was below the legal limit. They were talking about going on into the village so I said that’s fine but I can’t drive at the mo as below the legal limit. They panicked as predicted and started to make me feel bad. Kept asking again if I needed anything and when my sister drove up made a deal about it with her.
How can I make them understand that they don’t need to fuss, that it’s part of my everyday life and while I appreciate that they care about me, they don’t need to keep panicking. It almost makes me not want to say anything and indeed sometimes I don’t as it’s less hassle.
I guess more than anything I just needed to vent amongst people who hopefully understand but any ideas welcomed.
For example, a couple of weekends ago mum brought donoughts. I said no so many times but she kept offering so in the end I took one to shut her up but didn’t have my testing kit or insulin on me so my sugars went high.
Then there was the incident when I was driving. I could feel them dropping. Luckily we were only 10 mins away from home but as soon as I got there I tested and while not hypo at 4.2 it was below the legal limit. They were talking about going on into the village so I said that’s fine but I can’t drive at the mo as below the legal limit. They panicked as predicted and started to make me feel bad. Kept asking again if I needed anything and when my sister drove up made a deal about it with her.
How can I make them understand that they don’t need to fuss, that it’s part of my everyday life and while I appreciate that they care about me, they don’t need to keep panicking. It almost makes me not want to say anything and indeed sometimes I don’t as it’s less hassle.
I guess more than anything I just needed to vent amongst people who hopefully understand but any ideas welcomed.