Diabetes Burn Out. DBO seems to come from decades of trying but never achieving perfect control and holding in one's frustrations about diabetes or it's complications coupled with a lack of emotional support . This however was what my family and doctors wanted to hear me say. The parent's body language says it all. So unless encouraged very forcefully, we kids withhold all our frustrations about daily diabetes management and our fears for the future.
Tests are facts to be dealt with.
Test results are not good nor bad. They are simply facts to use as a tool in trying to achieve better control. Absolutely nothing more. These statements instruct us kids to feel that it is shameful to express any frustration to ourselves let alone the family group. We swallowed the physical discomfort caused from hours of high blood sugars.