Gillsb
Active Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Parent of person with diabetes
Really does sound like the appointment may have been a bit of a wake up call. My daughter is the same age and school year and when he mentioned lack of structure to his days after the GCSE's I would actually agree with him. Meg found her control was harder during the long break as no two days were the same and her eating habits were irregular. Being back at school will probably help although the earlier starts to each day do affect things.
I have never really considered to what extent other mums get involved in the care of their teenagers and yes I do shoulder some of it for her. I dont think there is a anything wrong with calculating things for them as long as they are able to do it for themselves. If you are carb counting I would recommend the book called Carbs & Cals which is also available as an I Touch/Iphone download. Meg went on holiday without us recently and found the book really easy to use and easy without the dreaded scales which she finds annoying at times. To me it sounds like you are doing all you can and I am sure things will start to come together.
Take Care
I have never really considered to what extent other mums get involved in the care of their teenagers and yes I do shoulder some of it for her. I dont think there is a anything wrong with calculating things for them as long as they are able to do it for themselves. If you are carb counting I would recommend the book called Carbs & Cals which is also available as an I Touch/Iphone download. Meg went on holiday without us recently and found the book really easy to use and easy without the dreaded scales which she finds annoying at times. To me it sounds like you are doing all you can and I am sure things will start to come together.
Take Care