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Hi Christi, I know exactly how you feel. My daughter is 15, she was diagnosed when she was 14. We have only been doing this for a year. Not long. Its never easy to deal with a teenager let alone a diabetic teenager. They want so desperately to fit...
on Tuesday
I just joined this group and saw your post. I haven't had a chance to read through all the posts, but will try later. My daughter is 15(will be 16 in Nov) She was diagnosed at 18 months and we have always had issues with her blood sugars. When she...
September 20
If you can get her involved in helping someone else a little younger then her it could help. If she goes for it, she will start to get under better control herself. Teaching someone else is a great way to reinforce all the information she already ...
August 29
I have been feeling so alone until now. I am the mother of a 16yr old boy whom has had diabetes since 8. Thats not the problem the problem is he refuses to take care of himself. We just went to the Dr. and his a1c was 14+ she told him then that he...
July 8
My daughter has been diabetic for almost 2 years. It is a constant battle every day to get her to check more than once or twice. I check it every morning before I go to work and then the rest is up to her. She turned 16 in May. I am a nurse so I k...
June 9
Things got "bad" for us around 11-12. If your kids are educated about what they SHOULD do, it's my opinion that they'll get back on track when they're ready. My daughter is almost 17 and is finally "seeing the light" -- she was a camp counselor-in...
April 7
I would have to agree with you. I am learning now with having my newly diagnosed 18 month old and all the highs he get and how I feel when he gets them. I now kind of understand how my 14 year old must feel with his highs. As a parent you can put ...
April 6
I am not sure that is a good idea to punish for not good numbers sometimes it is totaly out of ones control. I would lean more towards for not checking BG''s. This may cause her to not want to check even more. I could be wrong just throwing some s...
April 6

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Tulsa
Do you have diabetes?
I have a relative/friend with diabetes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
September 22, 2004
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
12
What glucose meter do you use?
one touch
Type of treatment you use
Shots
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Google search
What do you do for a living?
Social Worker

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At 5:08pm on March 10, 2009, Linda Gauvin-Miller said…
Hello!

I am part of the Welcome Committee and was just checking in on you to make sure you are aware of all that TuDiabetes has to offer. We would love to hear from you so here is a helpful link where you can read about all the things you can do in the community.




http://tudiabetes.com/notes/New_Member_Guide




I look forward to hearing from you again soon.
At 9:55am on May 20, 2008, Adam Davis said…
welcome to TD
At 1:30pm on May 19, 2008, Scott Strumello said…
Welcome to TuDiabetes, Christi! Glad you joined the TuDiabetes community.
At 12:22pm on May 19, 2008, Kris said…
Hey, welcome!

Kris xx
 
 

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