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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crushersmum" data-source="post: 362855" data-attributes="member: 14568">I had EXACTLY the same with my son when he was a teen. ( 6 smashed windows in one year as he put his fist or insulin pen through them!) We finally cured it when we realised that it is ENTIRELY related to sudden high blood sugars - which as I am sure you know can triple within the space of 20 minutes with young boys. To stablise this we changed the diet to very slow cooking - stews and roasts that prevented snacking when he was hungry ( which gives an imeadiate high) as he was looking forward to a great meal & the meal lasted longer. Portion control with puddings - not cutting them out entirely, as he was then secretly buying sweets & donuts after school causing highs. Having a small bit of sugar with every meal reduced the underhand sweet problem. Low GI index food ( veg, brown bread etc) helped slow down the peaks in BM. We also now have a "get out of the house" policy whenever he is angry as exercise does wonders for reducing blood sugar & by the time he has walked a mile to his mates house to tell them how horrible his parents were, his bm was lower & the problem solved. If he does not leave, you leave the room instantly as there is no point whatsoever trying to argue with a child with high BM & becomes dangerous to you as they get stronger.The Phychologists did not help much other than to help us to give him the freedom to make his own decisions rather than trying to control his diabetes for him. ( which made the anger far worse). He made a few mistakes once he took over his own diet & insulin decisions but learn quickly and as long as we only spoke about it when he was normal (ie not high & angry) he came to understand  how his entire family was being impacted and tried to help. But then again your son still has to go through the worst part of teenage changes so do not expect miracles instantly. ALL parents of teenage boys will tell you it is hell for a few years whether or not they have diabetes. You can just help by finding solutions for the highs so the rest is just hormonal.</blockquote>

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