Grandma Thinks She Can Rewrite 5YO’s Diabetes Treatment, Parents Rewrite Her Role As Grandma Instead
Entitled People, RelationshipsPublished Jun 26, 2026 Grandma Thinks She Can Rewrite 5YO’s Diabetes Treatment, Parents Rewrite Her Role As Grandma Instead
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Mothers-in-law often get a bad reputation, but some of them really deserve it because of how cruel and dismissive they are towards their daughters-in-law. I guess the concept of “live and let live” evades them somehow, and they end up creating unnecessary drama for their family.
Just look at this mother-in-law who was instructed to give insulin injections to her grandson with type 1 diabetes. Apparently, she felt that her daughter-in-law had made up these rules, so she ridiculed them. However, things escalated after the kid ended up in the hospital! Here’s what happened…
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The poster’s 5-year-old son had type 1 diabetes, and the couple checked his blood sugar level three times a day before giving him insulin injections
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Her husband was struggling with PTSD, and one day after their group therapy session, they dropped the kid off at his grandma’s house to have a quiet lunch
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Now, the poster’s mother-in-law was trained to give the insulin shots, but she whined about how the kid had gotten “thin” because of this and his diet
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The poster reiterated her instructions, and the couple left, but after returning home, things escalated as the child got nauseous and they rushed him to the ER
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They were horrified to discover that the mother-in-law had lied about giving him the insulin shots by throwing away the syringes, but she finally confessed
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Fortunately, the doctors were able to save the little boy, but the frustrated parents removed the mother-in-law from their emergency contacts
In today’s story, the original poster (OP) shared what happened with her son that terrified her. The 5-year-old kid had type 1 diabetes, and his blood sugar levels had to be checked three times a day before giving him insulin injections. His life was dependent on these shots, so the couple was always extra careful, as they lived in constant fear of hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia.
Also, the author’s husband had PTSD, and he was in recovery when the story’s plot thickened. The events kicked off after their group therapy session, when the couple wanted a quiet meal, so they dropped their son off at his grandma’s. Mind you, this woman was trained on how to give his insulin dose, and when he was diagnosed, she claimed it was because the couple stopped going to church.
Anyway, when she saw the kid, she whined that he had gotten thin and dismissed the doctor’s instructed diet. However, the child’s mom reiterated the instructions, but after returning, they noticed the little one looked sleepy. His condition got critical after going home, and they realized that the mother-in-law had not given him his shots, thinking the rules were made up by the poster.
They rushed him to the ER and were frantic with worry, but the granny had the nerve to lie before admitting everything. Much to the couple’s relief, the doctors were able to save their son. However, they were horrified that the grandma had not taken the child’s condition seriously. After her ignorance and putting their son in danger, the couple ended up removing her from their emergency contacts.
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Shocking enough, studies show that in 2025, there were an estimated 9.5 million people living with type 1 diabetes globally (compared to 8.4 million in 2021, a 13 % increase), with 1.0 million of these aged 0–14. However, experts emphasize that it has no cure. Treatment aims to manage blood sugar levels with insulin, diet, and lifestyle to prevent complications.
The grandma was definitely aware of this if she was monitoring everything when he was diagnosed, so she purposely dismissed the OP. A survey revealed that 60% of women admitted that the relationship with their female in-law caused them long-term unhappiness and stress. It claimed that conflict increased after the grandparent tried to influence and interfere after a grandchild’s birth.
That’s exactly what happened here. In her haste to spite the author, she had no consideration for the kid or what it would do to her son struggling with PTSD. Research highlights that when such people are retraumatized in some way, it immediately launches them into their past. Also, it evokes feelings of powerlessness, grief, and pain, as though the traumatic experience is happening again.
My heart goes out to the couple and how they must have been utterly terrified to see their son in this condition. Netizens felt that just removing the grandma from their emergency contact was not enough. They advised keeping the child away from her at all costs. Do you agree with them? We would love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to jot them down in the comments!
Netizens didn’t hesitate to curse the grandma for endangering her grandson just to dismiss her daughter-in-law’s “rules”
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Kate Johnson Kate Johnson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium 
Premium user. Get details. 22 hours ago I'd be done with mom for the foreseeable future. She intentionally provoked a medical emergency, and then lied about it. That's someone I don't need in my life at all.
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Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 17 hours ago I saw a couple commenters call her “evil,” but I don’t think she is because evil to me would be her thinking “I’m gonna hurt this kid!” I think she’s just stupid and ignorant. Still, I wouldn’t advise anyone to leave their kid with someone stupid and ignorant, as we can see the potential outcome here. My mom, who was type two, got dementia and became so bad about her insulin that she was going into diabetic comas twice a week. Between that and her putting things in the oven and then forgetting about them, causing fires, she was kicked out of where she lived. That was when I myself learned how serious diabetes is. Until you realize, it’s only “avoid sweets.” Seems MiL didn’t even know *that* much!
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LakotaWolf (she/her) LakotaWolf (she/her) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 16 hours ago I disagree. When someone with knowledge of another person's medical conditions tells you what to do and how to do it in order to control those medical conditions, choosing to NOT follow those instructions IS evil. It's a conscious choice to not do what is right for the person with a medical condition and a conscious choice to do whatever you want to do instead. That is absolutely evil, not ignorant. If MIL was ignorant, she would do exactly what OP said because she wouldn't know what to do otherwise.
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Bonesko Bonesko Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 hours ago (edited) I'm sure she wasn't thinking "I'm going to hurt this kid", but the fact that she threw away the syringes and lied to the parents about giving him insulin is f*cking slimy. She's a c*nt in my book.
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Earonn - Earonn - Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 hour ago To risk someone getting harmed and then trying to remove the evidence (the syringes) - what's not 'evil' about it?
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Sea Bunny Sea Bunny Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 hours ago Picture this, you tell me to watch over your house you've lived in for 20 years for a week, but you tell me on no occasion must I press the red button on the wall because the sprinklers will activate and soak everything. Since I know what the said button does, I shouldn't press the button, right? 4 days into the house sitting, I decide to press the button, knowing I was told not to. It turns on all the sprinklers inside, soaking the entire house and damaging stuff. You come home to a damp and damaged home. You ask me what happened. I tell you that your pet cat had pressed it, but checking the home security cameras, I had pressed it. The fact that I lied to your face about following said instructions and blaming something else for my wrongdoings makes me a horrible friend. From Lakota's last sentence, if I were truly ignorant of what the button did, why would I press it if I truly don't know what would happen? MIL made that choice to do what she did.
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B Parke B Parke Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 19 hours ago Man, some christians are sadistic af. Imagine telling someone their kid got diabetes because they stopped going to church. Sometimes I think "beliefs in supernatural deities" need to count as a true mental disorder and be listed in the DSM-5. Isn't it technically schizophrenia when you see and hear things that aren't there?
6 6points reply Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 17 hours ago I’ve never known a religious person who saw and/or heard deities, though, but I’ve often wondered whether religiosity is a mental disorder. If it is, then a disturbing number of people has mental illness!
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KatSaidThat KatSaidThat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 23 hours ago The only contact list this cupid stunt would on is the no contact list.
5 5points reply V V Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 13 hours ago Yup. Our kid is not diabetic but does have chronic illness, and even when they are healthy they are pale, have dark circles and they are very skinny. It's just part of some chronic conditions. If someone said anything negative about the way our kid looks I would go full mumma bear.
POST Kate Johnson Kate Johnson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 22 hours ago I'd be done with mom for the foreseeable future. She intentionally provoked a medical emergency, and then lied about it. That's someone I don't need in my life at all.
9 9points reply Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 17 hours ago I saw a couple commenters call her “evil,” but I don’t think she is because evil to me would be her thinking “I’m gonna hurt this kid!” I think she’s just stupid and ignorant. Still, I wouldn’t advise anyone to leave their kid with someone stupid and ignorant, as we can see the potential outcome here. My mom, who was type two, got dementia and became so bad about her insulin that she was going into diabetic comas twice a week. Between that and her putting things in the oven and then forgetting about them, causing fires, she was kicked out of where she lived. That was when I myself learned how serious diabetes is. Until you realize, it’s only “avoid sweets.” Seems MiL didn’t even know *that* much!
-1 -1point reply Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) LakotaWolf (she/her) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium Premium user. Get details. 16 hours ago I disagree. When someone with knowledge of another person's medical conditions tells you what to do and how to do it in order to control those medical conditions, choosing to NOT follow those instructions IS evil. It's a conscious choice to not do what is right for the person with a medical condition and a conscious choice to do whatever you want to do instead. That is absolutely evil, not ignorant. If MIL was ignorant, she would do exactly what OP said because she wouldn't know what to do otherwise.
7 7points reply Bonesko Bonesko Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 hours ago (edited) I'm sure she wasn't thinking "I'm going to hurt this kid", but the fact that she threw away the syringes and lied to the parents about giving him insulin is f*cking slimy. She's a c*nt in my book.
2 2points reply Earonn - Earonn - Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 hour ago To risk someone getting harmed and then trying to remove the evidence (the syringes) - what's not 'evil' about it?
1 1point reply Sea Bunny Sea Bunny Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 6 hours ago Picture this, you tell me to watch over your house you've lived in for 20 years for a week, but you tell me on no occasion must I press the red button on the wall because the sprinklers will activate and soak everything. Since I know what the said button does, I shouldn't press the button, right? 4 days into the house sitting, I decide to press the button, knowing I was told not to. It turns on all the sprinklers inside, soaking the entire house and damaging stuff. You come home to a damp and damaged home. You ask me what happened. I tell you that your pet cat had pressed it, but checking the home security cameras, I had pressed it. The fact that I lied to your face about following said instructions and blaming something else for my wrongdoings makes me a horrible friend. From Lakota's last sentence, if I were truly ignorant of what the button did, why would I press it if I truly don't know what would happen? MIL made that choice to do what she did.
1 1point reply B Parke B Parke Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 19 hours ago Man, some christians are sadistic af. Imagine telling someone their kid got diabetes because they stopped going to church. Sometimes I think "beliefs in supernatural deities" need to count as a true mental disorder and be listed in the DSM-5. Isn't it technically schizophrenia when you see and hear things that aren't there?
6 6points reply Binky Melnik Binky Melnik Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 17 hours ago I’ve never known a religious person who saw and/or heard deities, though, but I’ve often wondered whether religiosity is a mental disorder. If it is, then a disturbing number of people has mental illness!
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KatSaidThat KatSaidThat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 23 hours ago The only contact list this cupid stunt would on is the no contact list.
5 5points reply V V Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 13 hours ago Yup. Our kid is not diabetic but does have chronic illness, and even when they are healthy they are pale, have dark circles and they are very skinny. It's just part of some chronic conditions. If someone said anything negative about the way our kid looks I would go full mumma bear.
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