| Hi Matt,
I couldn't agree more with X. Show your folks you can do a more precise job than them and they will probably back off.
I was diagnosed at 12--that was 48 years ago for me. My mom still occasionally makes (smiling here) "suggestions" even though the diabetes of 1960 is NOTHING like the diabetes of today. At Thanksgiving, she even asked me if I had taken my insulin yet. I was just so quick with my pump, she hadn't noticed.
If you were diagnosed so young that your folks had to be in charge of you for any length of time, it's a hard thing for them to give it up. Time flies for parents and it's hard to realize you are becoming a young adult so quickly. (Not to mention, Diabetic Kids grow up a lot faster, in my opinion.)
Also, there is the mystery hormone in your brain that makes any parent statement sound like nagging starting at about age 12. Even things like "good morning" begin to have implications. Believe me, I've been on both sides!
Use humor, show them you know your stuff by offering proof like X-Menace said, and it will make your parents relax a bit.
Mich  | 
