Hello Katy, I have a friend in England who was diagnosed when she was in her teens. She was also rebellious just like your daughter. She told us that her father took her to a diabetic ward at a local hospital there. She saw diabetics on dialysis machines because of kidney failure. There were amputees and also diabetics who were blind or nearly blind due to their diabetes. All these things can happen to diabetics who do not use tight control and take good care of themselves. My friend in England was so frightened by what she saw. She has taken very good care of herself since that time and has now been diabetic for 50 years and she has no complications. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1945 when I was 6 so I have been type 1 for 63 years and I have no complications. I have used very tight control.
There is an online diabetes site for teens that your daughter might enjoy. There is a chat room there where she can talk to other teen diabetics. Here is the link.
DiabetesTeenTalk.com - from dLife
Good luck to you and your daughter!
Richard
There is an online diabetes site for teens that your daughter might enjoy. There is a chat room there where she can talk to other teen diabetics. Here is the link.
DiabetesTeenTalk.com - from dLife
Good luck to you and your daughter!
Richard