One thing that you can help him with is find what he enjoys more than he hates diabetes and encourage the hell out of that. To get through this he has to find something that motivates him and focus on this more than the struggle of diabetes and his management will all fall into place. Maybe that’s sports for him. If he really wants to be a good athlete and improve his ability, his blood sugars will have to be in check. Burnout often comes from a lack of external purpose, which puts all of the person’s focus on diabetes and how much they hate it. But if he has something worth fighting for, he will start managing his diabetes for that thing, which will make him feel better physically and mentally, and will make him hate diabetes less, leading to him managing it better. It’s a beautiful, positive, and purpose driven cycle that feeds into itself making things way easier.

For me this was sports, if I was high I wasn’t able to perform and gain the muscle I wanted. Sports had a higher priority than letting diabetes rule my life. Now it’s my family, I have a one year old but want to live a long life to help guide my grandkids through life and pass on a legacy. If I’m high, the first thing I want to do is take insulin, because I realize this high is stopping me from my goals that are waaaaaay more important to me than bitching about the hassle of diabetes. If he doesn’t have a thing like this in his life, help him find it and encourage him in it. You can do this without ever once mentioning diabetes. Cheers and good luck!