Digest Number 569
Thanks for your response. To answer your question, I’m not sure how or
if her developmental delay affects her diabetes, but it does mean that
she is functioning intellectually and emotionally at a younger age than
her chronological years. So far, she has not had any life-threatening
crises but I cannot imagine that it’s far away given her extremely poor
control. I am hoping to find a support group for her, but am frankly
pessimistic that it will help much at this point. I will pursue it,
though. Thanks for your suggestion and I’ll keep watching posts for
further comments.
-D
November 20th, 2004 at 5:59 am
Again, thanks for your concern. I agree with you that my daughter’s
life is her responsibility and have done my best to leave her control
to her, but when I see her continue to be in such poor control and the
stakes we are dealing with are life-and-death, it’s very hard to
ignore. She could be using her diabetes as a control factor of course,
but my feeling is more that she a) doesn’t quite grasp the havoc she’s
wreaking on her body and b) she just doesn’t want to think about it. I
understand her frustration; it’s like being on a permanent deprivation
diet and it’s normal to rebel or deny. But I’m selfish: I want to
keep her around. And so, I continue to look for answers. -D