- Messages
- 27
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
My 14 yr old son has come a long way since diagnoses last December, the first three months were awful as he struggled to get to grips with his new diabetic way of life (Us too) and his still insatiable hunger. The last five months have been much easier for all of us, he is eating healthier meals and trying things he wouldn't previously eat such as fish and all vegetables now, this is a massive step forward for him as he was so fussy before. His average blood glucose level has been spot on and everybody has been really happy with his progress.
Then the summer holidays hit, he stays up longer than he should, resulting in sleeping all morning. Still pretty good during the day when it comes to meals (excluding breakfast as he's not generally up) but it gets to 9 in the evening and he starts snacking, I had a sneaky look at his meter the other morning and it shows a few high numbers creeping back in. I don't want to make a massive deal if it's not needed as most of our problems in the beginning were because I was constantly nagging him (out of worry obviously, even the nurse told me to tone it down, wondering if I've toned it down too far) but I can't allow him to slip into bad habits just because it's the school holidays. He has an appointment coming up soon and they always pass comment and make me feel as if I'm doing something wrong, he's nearly 15, I can tell him to go to sleep at a reasonable time but it doesn't mean he'll listen to me. His weekend readings are never as good as his weekday ones as he sleeps in (don't all teenagers though?) Are there any other parents of t1 teenagers having the same problems as me? Any advice would be gratefully received, feeling confused and a little worried again. If I'm worrying about nothing id really like someone to tell me so
Then the summer holidays hit, he stays up longer than he should, resulting in sleeping all morning. Still pretty good during the day when it comes to meals (excluding breakfast as he's not generally up) but it gets to 9 in the evening and he starts snacking, I had a sneaky look at his meter the other morning and it shows a few high numbers creeping back in. I don't want to make a massive deal if it's not needed as most of our problems in the beginning were because I was constantly nagging him (out of worry obviously, even the nurse told me to tone it down, wondering if I've toned it down too far) but I can't allow him to slip into bad habits just because it's the school holidays. He has an appointment coming up soon and they always pass comment and make me feel as if I'm doing something wrong, he's nearly 15, I can tell him to go to sleep at a reasonable time but it doesn't mean he'll listen to me. His weekend readings are never as good as his weekday ones as he sleeps in (don't all teenagers though?) Are there any other parents of t1 teenagers having the same problems as me? Any advice would be gratefully received, feeling confused and a little worried again. If I'm worrying about nothing id really like someone to tell me so