stacey_w
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent of person with diabetes
Hello everyone,
I haven't been on here in so long but I really need some support. My son has had diabetes for almost 5 years now and is 14 years old. He is using the omniood system and we love it, but the problem we are having is he is rebelling so much with his testing.
He is testing on average just twice a day which is really stressful for myself. I have been trying to give him more independence as I know the last thing a teenager wants is a parent nagging them all the time. I feel like I have no choice but to nag now though. He is skipping meals so he doesn't need to test and I'm at my wits end. We had a hospital check up a couple of weeks ago and the consultant explained the importance of testing, but it has clearly fallen on deaf ears. I just don't know what to do.
We have spoken about it and he has told me he doesn't like being different. I sympathised and said I would never claim to understand how it feels for him, but I expressed how importsnt it is to take care of himself as thats the best way to make sure he controls his diabetes and it doesn't control him (if that makes sense).
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I haven't been on here in so long but I really need some support. My son has had diabetes for almost 5 years now and is 14 years old. He is using the omniood system and we love it, but the problem we are having is he is rebelling so much with his testing.
He is testing on average just twice a day which is really stressful for myself. I have been trying to give him more independence as I know the last thing a teenager wants is a parent nagging them all the time. I feel like I have no choice but to nag now though. He is skipping meals so he doesn't need to test and I'm at my wits end. We had a hospital check up a couple of weeks ago and the consultant explained the importance of testing, but it has clearly fallen on deaf ears. I just don't know what to do.
We have spoken about it and he has told me he doesn't like being different. I sympathised and said I would never claim to understand how it feels for him, but I expressed how importsnt it is to take care of himself as thats the best way to make sure he controls his diabetes and it doesn't control him (if that makes sense).
Any advice is greatly appreciated.