my dad

[sarah[:]

okay, so i'm not a parent of a diabetic [i'm only 13!] but, i have a question for parents of diabetics.
my dad is really... tense about my blood sugars. he just gets really scared. if i'm 80, he'll tell me to have two juices. if i'm 50, he gets the glucagon and is ready to call 9-1-1. at 200 he's happy. if i'm on-target he's iffy.
he just gets pretty scared pretty easily. how do you parents "calm" yourselves so that you don't do that?

[Sandy's mom]

Hi Sarah, I think all of us parents just worry, too much sometimes.;) Ask your dad to join here maybe? This forum is great, reassuring and helpful to me. There's alot of us here with similar thoughts and worries. Keep positive- sounds like he cares deeply.

Oh, there's a great post by another teenage member here. Click on search at the top and type in teenage diabetic guide, Eric wrote some good advice you could show to your dad. Good luck and welcome!

[shekov]

As hard as it may be, I think you should tell him how HIS reactions make YOU feel. I know that I never thought about how MY reaction to my dd's bg reading made her feel until I read a post about it here. He may not know it's affecting you at all.

He also may want to read more about the disease. I find that the more knowlege I have the less scary it all is.

You should know that no matter what you do, he's going to worry. That means he cares about what happens to you. And that's a good thing.

[sarah[:]

thanks for the help! that was a good guide. i think i'll ask my dad [and my mom, i guess] to join [:

[Lee]

I totally agree - and if you want more 'traffic' with this topic, post it over on the Parent's of T1 forum - we love seeing real lifers on there :>

I hope to see your folks on here!

[jlrice]

Hi Sara

As a parent of a type 1 child. It is hard to sometimes not be overly concerned. Sometimes I think we think the worst and tend to read too much of the literature passed our way. I can imagine how hard it is for you, my son is only 3 and I feel so bad for him. I wish you the best and if you ever need a parent figure to lean on I am here for you.

[badshoe]

Send him to CWD's FFL conference and tell him to go to the parents of teens sessions. :D