Bev, you mentioning tearful has jogged some old memories for me, i remember when i was around Alex's age i used to get tearful at the diabetes, when things didnt go right- lows, highs etc, not when a low was coming on though. But Alex might be feel sad (maybe because he wishes he could be 'normal' again) when he feels a hypo coming on and maybe thats why he crys? as he grows up he'l more than likely grow out of it. One thing i will say though, as i was going through my teenage years i was very angry alot of the time (probably high BG's not helping) so watch out for it in a few years.