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<blockquote data-quote="dot" data-source="post: 99720" data-attributes="member: 21377"><p>My son is also 12 and T1. All you can do is be there for them when they need you. At 12 they should be old enough to grasp the fact that this is no-ones fault and that although you can't make it better, you are always there if they need you.</p><p></p><p>Interested in what you say about mentoring. I have found that my son doesn't really need to be followed too closely, despite only being 7 months diagnosed. Of course at first I worried about him, but now I know he gets through school days without me there, deals (physically) with all his own injections (although we do discuss BG levels and appropriate dose rates), and seem to be well aware of what he needs to do to deal with his condition. </p><p></p><p>I am very wary of wrapping him on cotton wool - he hates the idea of fussing about his T1 and we ae both determined that he shouldn't be prevented from doing anything because of it. Likewise, he doesn't want me hanging around watching over him all the time. </p><p></p><p>I think we have struck a fairly good balance, but perhaps I am just lucky that he has cottoned on to how this all works as well as he has, making life relatively simple for me. I trust him to look after himself (most of the time!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dot, post: 99720, member: 21377"] My son is also 12 and T1. All you can do is be there for them when they need you. At 12 they should be old enough to grasp the fact that this is no-ones fault and that although you can't make it better, you are always there if they need you. Interested in what you say about mentoring. I have found that my son doesn't really need to be followed too closely, despite only being 7 months diagnosed. Of course at first I worried about him, but now I know he gets through school days without me there, deals (physically) with all his own injections (although we do discuss BG levels and appropriate dose rates), and seem to be well aware of what he needs to do to deal with his condition. I am very wary of wrapping him on cotton wool - he hates the idea of fussing about his T1 and we ae both determined that he shouldn't be prevented from doing anything because of it. Likewise, he doesn't want me hanging around watching over him all the time. I think we have struck a fairly good balance, but perhaps I am just lucky that he has cottoned on to how this all works as well as he has, making life relatively simple for me. I trust him to look after himself (most of the time!) [/QUOTE]
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