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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2101555" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I got diagnosed just before adolesence and my version of not taking my insulin was an eating disorder. I also recall pretending I was hypo as I walked along a cliff edge just to wind them up. I did not want my diabetes to be my defining characteristic and was in my early 20s before I took it seriously (living on my own forced the issue); </p><p>I am a parent of teenagers now and the hardest thing to do is allow them to make mistakes but in your case its worse because the mistakes could be fatal. However he is going to have to learn to take care of himself and a technical solution won't be granted to him when he is 'non compliant' with his current kit.</p><p>Diab complications tend to arise over a few years of poor control in type 1s so he does have youth on his side though I'd hate to think that a DKA incident or some loss of vision would be needed to shock him into taking his medication.</p><p>I think it is your wife and yourself that might need the support here to consistently back away whilst still letting him know you are there for him e.g. ask about anything other than the big D and don't order in his supplies for him or check his tests unless he tells you. In an ideal world you'd get him into a room with other teenage type 1s who are going through that stage but I appreciate that might be his ideas of hell (until he got there and realised he was not alone in his isolation and frustration with it all). </p><p>Other than the diabetes, do you have any other concerns about this mental health e.g. does he have good relationships and is he mood stable? If he is holding down a job etc. then that is a really good sign that he'll emerge from this and realise what he's put his lovely parents through Might take a few years for the latter part but the former will happen!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2101555, member: 365308"] I got diagnosed just before adolesence and my version of not taking my insulin was an eating disorder. I also recall pretending I was hypo as I walked along a cliff edge just to wind them up. I did not want my diabetes to be my defining characteristic and was in my early 20s before I took it seriously (living on my own forced the issue); I am a parent of teenagers now and the hardest thing to do is allow them to make mistakes but in your case its worse because the mistakes could be fatal. However he is going to have to learn to take care of himself and a technical solution won't be granted to him when he is 'non compliant' with his current kit. Diab complications tend to arise over a few years of poor control in type 1s so he does have youth on his side though I'd hate to think that a DKA incident or some loss of vision would be needed to shock him into taking his medication. I think it is your wife and yourself that might need the support here to consistently back away whilst still letting him know you are there for him e.g. ask about anything other than the big D and don't order in his supplies for him or check his tests unless he tells you. In an ideal world you'd get him into a room with other teenage type 1s who are going through that stage but I appreciate that might be his ideas of hell (until he got there and realised he was not alone in his isolation and frustration with it all). Other than the diabetes, do you have any other concerns about this mental health e.g. does he have good relationships and is he mood stable? If he is holding down a job etc. then that is a really good sign that he'll emerge from this and realise what he's put his lovely parents through Might take a few years for the latter part but the former will happen! [/QUOTE]
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