[applejacks445]

SOS : I was diagnosed with type 1 juvenile diabetes when I was 6 years old, as you can imagine , being so young , all of this was so confusing to me. Why I lived 6 years without needles and eating what I want to one day waking up and being on a strict diet and taking a shot every couple of hours. I am now 16 almost 17 and still have continued to be out of control with my diabetes. I have had lots of help from doctors , parents , siblings but still can not find myself to get motivated to get this under control. I'm not sure if it's feeling different from people in school , or simply just not accepting that I have diabetes. But I need help ASAP. Any tips, advice , anything at this point would be helpful and appreciated . Thank you

[applejacks445]

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 6 years old. Being so young, it was a lot to get used to , needles every couple of hours and watching my diet. I was controlled for maybe a year or two, until I had a mind of my own and thought it would be smart to do whatever I want and act like I didn't have diabetes. My parents , both very active in taking care of me, were finding every way to help get control of my diabetes but it got to a point where my doctors, parents and siblings could do what they can but overall, it comes down to me to take care of myself. I'm now 16 almost 17 and still have not gotten control. I don't know if it's the feeling of being different from everyone else , or the simply just not accepting that I am a diabetec. But things are different this time, and I need to get control of it. Tips , advice , criticism , anything will pretty much help at this point. Thank you .