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<blockquote data-quote="wsmum" data-source="post: 249462" data-attributes="member: 33079"><p>Hello, mum to a 14 year-old T1 here. I saw your post on the other thread, and wondered if you can make the pump the focus for your duaghter? She says she wants one, but the consultant says her levels are not good enough ... maybe that will be the carrot? I wonder if the consultant can be persuaded to give a realistic goal for her to aim at. If she gets her Hba1c down to say 8 would they give her the green light? I really feel for you. 12 is a tricky age too, young to hand over the reins but they crave independence. Can you sit down when she's not feeling stressed and agree between you how to balance this? Eg you trust her to do her own medication but she promises to let you see her meter every x days, or download the data or whatever. She promises to ask you for help when she's unsure about dosing, if her numbers are unexpected etc. My son doesn't like me 'interfering' (personally I see it as caring :roll: ) but backing off does seem to work in our case. But I do download his meter data every week and we do talk about what it shows. I suppose it depends on how badly she wants a pump if this is going to work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wsmum, post: 249462, member: 33079"] Hello, mum to a 14 year-old T1 here. I saw your post on the other thread, and wondered if you can make the pump the focus for your duaghter? She says she wants one, but the consultant says her levels are not good enough ... maybe that will be the carrot? I wonder if the consultant can be persuaded to give a realistic goal for her to aim at. If she gets her Hba1c down to say 8 would they give her the green light? I really feel for you. 12 is a tricky age too, young to hand over the reins but they crave independence. Can you sit down when she's not feeling stressed and agree between you how to balance this? Eg you trust her to do her own medication but she promises to let you see her meter every x days, or download the data or whatever. She promises to ask you for help when she's unsure about dosing, if her numbers are unexpected etc. My son doesn't like me 'interfering' (personally I see it as caring :roll: ) but backing off does seem to work in our case. But I do download his meter data every week and we do talk about what it shows. I suppose it depends on how badly she wants a pump if this is going to work. [/QUOTE]
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