# Teens, college, drinking and diabetes

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teens-college-drinking-and-diabetes/6387>\
**Category:** T1 Teen/College\
**Tags:** alcohol, drinking, college\
**Created:** [February 1, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teens-college-drinking-and-diabetes/6387 "2019-02-01T18:49:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![LarissaW](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/larissaw/32/5754_2.png) [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teens-college-drinking-and-diabetes/6387/2 "2019-02-01T18:52:23Z")

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> [@What is the RIGHT age (self-management)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-is-the-right-age-self-management/6371/45):
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> but I wish I had had a conversation before going into high school/going off to college with 1. my endo and 2. my parents to establish expectations/common goals

and I say both endo and parents becuase during teenage years, some teenagers may really want freedom from parents. so maybe that can be found with conversations with endos

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