My daughter informed me that today was Hug A Diabetic Day. So, I hugged her. I don't get to do that very often any more. I'll take any opportunity I can get.

Olivia and I talked this morning about the not checking/not entering her blood sugars. Well, it was more like I talked and she sat there, rather sullen. I told her she had two choices - I could lock up the food and she could come to me every time she wanted to eat or she could take more responsibility and I would just check her meter and pump daily.

She didn't really answer me, but today she's been much more diligent about checking and logging.

She's also having a rash of lows and those freak her out. I explained to her this morning that it was really hard for me to make any changes if she wasn't checking and entering things properly. I don't want her being low, I want her in range and feeling good. But if I have no picture of what's going on, then it makes it that much more difficult. She nodded like she understood. I really hope she does because I'm really starting to get annoyed about this.

I've always been told that I shouldn't get mad about her diabetes, but I don't think this is getting mad about her diabetes, it's me getting mad about her not taking enough responsibility. It makes me worried about what else she may not be responsible about down the road, which is a whole other set of worries that I don't want to deal with right now.

I'm going to start taking away things if she has two no checks/no entries in a day. She'll lose the computer first, then the television, then the phone. I hope that makes it sink in - she is practically glued to the computer after school.

Someone suggested that I take her to see people who have been affected by not taking care of their diabetes. I don't know if I can do that, but I sure can look stuff up online and show her pictures and let her read articles if this doesn't improve.

This parenting stuff is exhausting. Throw in a couple of intractable toddlers and I'm just about at the end of my rope.