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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 1663576" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>I'm guessing by cheating you mean he sneaks some extra carbs (of the confectionery type?) and then has insulin to counteract it? Having said that, sometimes blood sugar spikes and you never know why so I'd be very cautious about playing a "blame game" here, as he may end up never telling them when he has an issue for fear of being accused of "cheating". Plus, quite frankly, he's got a raw enough deal with having childhood diabetes without being "punished" for it as well.</p><p></p><p>I'd also be aware that while spikes are not ideal they're not usually life threatening, whereas hypos can be. So you really don't want him over correcting in order to avoid a spike and then having a major hypo.</p><p></p><p>11 is an awkward age, as he's still quite young so that it's understandable that his parents want to keep control of his diabetes, BUT, in practice it's going to be his responsibility long term and at some point they're going to have to let him take control and make his own mistakes. An issue is that he probably already knows better than his parents about controlling his blood sugars,but probably isn't old enough to appreciate that poor control now may give him long term health problems later. </p><p>(Sometimes I think that it's worse for T1 children now than it was when I was a child, when there weren't any blood sugar meters. I just went along to the doctor every 6 months, they looked at my weight and height, (presumably) checked my hbA1C, and then recommended some insulin changes. I did some pretty awful things in my teens, (think doughnut and milkshake after school!)</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you all.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The above is really good advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 1663576, member: 372717"] I'm guessing by cheating you mean he sneaks some extra carbs (of the confectionery type?) and then has insulin to counteract it? Having said that, sometimes blood sugar spikes and you never know why so I'd be very cautious about playing a "blame game" here, as he may end up never telling them when he has an issue for fear of being accused of "cheating". Plus, quite frankly, he's got a raw enough deal with having childhood diabetes without being "punished" for it as well. I'd also be aware that while spikes are not ideal they're not usually life threatening, whereas hypos can be. So you really don't want him over correcting in order to avoid a spike and then having a major hypo. 11 is an awkward age, as he's still quite young so that it's understandable that his parents want to keep control of his diabetes, BUT, in practice it's going to be his responsibility long term and at some point they're going to have to let him take control and make his own mistakes. An issue is that he probably already knows better than his parents about controlling his blood sugars,but probably isn't old enough to appreciate that poor control now may give him long term health problems later. (Sometimes I think that it's worse for T1 children now than it was when I was a child, when there weren't any blood sugar meters. I just went along to the doctor every 6 months, they looked at my weight and height, (presumably) checked my hbA1C, and then recommended some insulin changes. I did some pretty awful things in my teens, (think doughnut and milkshake after school!) Good luck to you all. The above is really good advice. [/QUOTE]
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