Do you have boundaries with your parents about your type 1 diabetes?
If you were diagnosed as a toddler or even as a teenager, your parents have most likely been the ones managing your diabetes right up until you turned 18. Sometimes, parents let their kids take on more responsibility if asked for or by default, but those parents I’ve met who have children with type 1 are very involved with their child’s diabetes management.
Depending on how much the parent holds on to that responsibility, the kid might have a hard time taking that responsibility for him or herself once they become an adult.
Wins & Fails
Colleen’s Win: I had relatively smooth numbers after a weird weekend with odd highs.
Jessie’s Fail: Jessie ran out of places to put new plants as a plant mom. Colleen is impressed with Jessie’s green thumb.
Tip of the Week
Join a diabetes community platform. Crowdsourcing tips and advice is a great way to figure out what boundaries you might want to set, and understand the other side of the equation. Join me on DMP, which stands for Diabetes Management Platform. It’s a relatively new community app by TLC Platforms.
Download DMP on Apple App Store
Download DMP on the Google Play Store
Connect with me there: @Colleen Mitchell.
Diabetes Spotlight
The spotlight this week is on the Abbott Libre Sense CGM, a new over-the-counter sensor available in Europe and made especially for athletes without diabetes to help optimize their performance.
While it’s not intended for those with diabetes, it opens up the door for people with type 2 or prediabetes to get their hands on a sensor that still tracks blood sugars and they can’t get a sensor through their insurance.
Now It's Your Turn...
What boundaries have you set with your parents about your diabetes as an adult? What boundaries are you worried about having to set once you make that transition?
Mentioned in This Episode
- Boundaries, by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
- Supersapiens website (Libre Sense)
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Community & Social
- Join us in the Half-Dead Pancreas Club, our private Discord community for people with T1D.
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Credits
Our music is by Joseph McDade. Check out his website here!
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