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My son is only 2 yrs diagnosed with diabetes type1 and has just done his 1st yr at unie .( late at 21 due to multiple illness) .... it was hard but he did it and no major health problems. We are very proud of him - regardless of the academic bit. But lots of anxiety along the way.
He is finding it really hard to start the day well ...... he never was a good morning person ... needed a biscuit to kick start his system before he then ate cereals. Now he takes ages to get going .... he feels stressed at facing eating due to the carb counting .. glucose monitoring and injecting , etc .. day after day of more of the same .....as he said ' his life hasn't worked out as he planned'.
So while there other things to help him ... I'm thinking let's start at the basics - eating . . seek ways to make that easier -especially in the morning -then it might oil the wheels a bit better and get the day off to a better start (he is having therapy to gain better perspective as how life has panned out so apart form re-asssure him it will get easier and life will be ok ... the only thing I feel I can do is look at some of the practical stuff ) .
I thought if he could start getting a more meal planner type mentality about his meals - ie a repetoire of meals that he keeps a record of that has all been weighed out and he has the carbs for - then that's one less thing to have to fret about - especially in the mornings - where I suggested he sticks to the same few dishes and so carbs etc .. - just like many of us when we need to be in auto pilot.
Is there a book/site out there that does weekly meal planners where the food is all weighed and carb counted ... or anything that gives easy tips for students with diabetes to help make life easier for them?
E.g mum's get used to main meals without weighing things out - they tell by sight ...... or trusted utensils they know serve up x amount of weight - and no need for getting the scales out ; all sorts of easy no fussing around tips we have learnt over the years s ... ... .
My guess is his struggles are the same as any student away from home ..... like the rest of us they have just got to learn how to feed themselves ..... a realisation that maybe a mum's life in the kitchen has more to it then they ever imagined and now they have do it themselves ..... it takes effort! Nothing to do with diabetes .... just diabetes makes it harder still ... so looking please for any ways of taking the D out of the equation and helping him to see things as an adventure again ... and stop feeling sorry for himself ... which he is right now - he's very unhappy, anxious and lost his confidence.
So I'm thinking let's start at the basics - eating - see what auto pilot type tips can be amassed and tried .... just a few things I think would make all the difference for him ... .
thanks for any ideas!!!
He is finding it really hard to start the day well ...... he never was a good morning person ... needed a biscuit to kick start his system before he then ate cereals. Now he takes ages to get going .... he feels stressed at facing eating due to the carb counting .. glucose monitoring and injecting , etc .. day after day of more of the same .....as he said ' his life hasn't worked out as he planned'.
So while there other things to help him ... I'm thinking let's start at the basics - eating . . seek ways to make that easier -especially in the morning -then it might oil the wheels a bit better and get the day off to a better start (he is having therapy to gain better perspective as how life has panned out so apart form re-asssure him it will get easier and life will be ok ... the only thing I feel I can do is look at some of the practical stuff ) .
I thought if he could start getting a more meal planner type mentality about his meals - ie a repetoire of meals that he keeps a record of that has all been weighed out and he has the carbs for - then that's one less thing to have to fret about - especially in the mornings - where I suggested he sticks to the same few dishes and so carbs etc .. - just like many of us when we need to be in auto pilot.
Is there a book/site out there that does weekly meal planners where the food is all weighed and carb counted ... or anything that gives easy tips for students with diabetes to help make life easier for them?
E.g mum's get used to main meals without weighing things out - they tell by sight ...... or trusted utensils they know serve up x amount of weight - and no need for getting the scales out ; all sorts of easy no fussing around tips we have learnt over the years s ... ... .
My guess is his struggles are the same as any student away from home ..... like the rest of us they have just got to learn how to feed themselves ..... a realisation that maybe a mum's life in the kitchen has more to it then they ever imagined and now they have do it themselves ..... it takes effort! Nothing to do with diabetes .... just diabetes makes it harder still ... so looking please for any ways of taking the D out of the equation and helping him to see things as an adventure again ... and stop feeling sorry for himself ... which he is right now - he's very unhappy, anxious and lost his confidence.
So I'm thinking let's start at the basics - eating - see what auto pilot type tips can be amassed and tried .... just a few things I think would make all the difference for him ... .
thanks for any ideas!!!