Update: Preteen son embarrassed about crying during a game because of a medical crisis. Doesn't want to play in his tournament.

http://bit.ly/2LE3Ps0 got a lot of good responses and wasn't able to comment because of my schedule but wanted to let anyone who was interested know how the tournament went.Essentially my son with type 1 diabetes passed out during a basketball game last week. When he woke up he was scared and started crying. He wasn't sobbing but it was noticeable and his coaches helped him off the court.My son had practice and a tournament yesterday and was so embarrassed about crying in front of his teammates that he wanted to avoid the game all together. We talked to him about it and told him that people wouldn't care but he insisted they would. I asked him if he wanted me to email the coach and he said that would make things worse. I explained to him that he needed to go to his game for his teammates and that I understand why this is hard, but you can't run from embarrassment. He reluctantly ended up going to his practice the morning before the tournament and the coach asked him if he wanted to explain what happened. Most of his teammates don't know about his diabetes so my son decided to explain what happened, why it happened, and what to do if it happens again. He joked that sometimes passing out like that can make your eyes water so it looks like you are crying even if you aren't.He had no problems with being teased and went out to eat with his teammates last night after their tournament. He was happy to play and was glad that he went.Thanks for the advice. via /r/Parenting http://bit.ly/2GKJItz