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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1807214" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I am sure I drove my parents mad with fear when I was a teenage diabetic. Fear that I can only truly appreciate now that i am a mum of 3 and they are not even diabetic.</p><p>There is some great advice here but it may just be that your parents will never understand your diabetes and the fact that you and only you are the expert on it. But you could try listening to their fears so that they know you understand their love for you and then in turn explain that you are trying to be an adult who manages her condition and that certain of their comments and behaviours are not helping you with that very tricky task. Be specific here. Then get them to paraphrase what you have said to see if they have understood you just like you showed that you understood them. </p><p>Sounds simple but it is hard to have that kind of conversation however worth it if you want to have a strong relationship with them. Works for other contentious subjects too!-</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 1807214, member: 365308"] I am sure I drove my parents mad with fear when I was a teenage diabetic. Fear that I can only truly appreciate now that i am a mum of 3 and they are not even diabetic. There is some great advice here but it may just be that your parents will never understand your diabetes and the fact that you and only you are the expert on it. But you could try listening to their fears so that they know you understand their love for you and then in turn explain that you are trying to be an adult who manages her condition and that certain of their comments and behaviours are not helping you with that very tricky task. Be specific here. Then get them to paraphrase what you have said to see if they have understood you just like you showed that you understood them. Sounds simple but it is hard to have that kind of conversation however worth it if you want to have a strong relationship with them. Works for other contentious subjects too!- [/QUOTE]
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