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My little boy is 3 and has type1 diabetes, it looks like he's going through a growth spurt his appitie has increased dramatically but equally his blood sugars have risen dramatically too. We Initially started having morning hypos for these to have now stopped and were in constant high up to the...

Hi ladies my son his 3 where also coming up to a year since diagnosis (Feb) this is the first time we did the flu spray, other than been high the first night his bs settled down, that said where now batteling with morning hypos [emoji35] if there's one thing iv learned there barely any...

Thanks guys that's really helpful, @himtoo he's hopefully going on the pump before Christmas so fingers crossed

Hi everyone I'm a parent of a type1 toddler and where having a few issues with injections sites. Because he's so small and slim we have limited place to inject... Legs and bum only, one of his legs his particularly lumpy and even though where rotating injection sites i don't feel it's getting...

Ohh I can answer this, there's a website called funky pumpers and the nurse told me there's one called pimp my pump lol my little boy is due to go on the pump so we've been looking at bags for him x http://www.funkypumpers.com/ https://m.facebook.com/pimpyourpump

My little boy has t1 and when his blood sugars raised after exercise/activity it ended up been because his basal insulin needed increasing yours could be something similar? What they found was his body was using his reserves after exercise and bringing them up

Hi There, other than high after exercise how are your blood sugars generally? X

Hi Darren is there an opportunity to appeal the decision and get a second opinion? Has that been the only hypo you have suffered from for a while and have there been any since? What is your hypo awareness like usually? Sorry for all the questions x

Everyone thank you for your help after a meeting he's going to have a constant glucose monitor fitted for a few days and then looking at the evidence they will look at an insulin pump, so hopefuly that will help regulate the night times x

Thankyou for your help x

Hi guys he has his last meal at 5pm and then bed at 7 so no supper given, he doesn't always peak at 3am sometimes as you've suggested it's 1am the other night we watched it go from 5 to 7 to 10 to 17 in a matter of hours, we test before meals and 2 hours after as to see what the novorapid is...

Yep we have 1/2 unit pens he's currently on 4.5 units of lantus which is given once in a morning with his breakfast it literally lasts 8am till 8pm and then his little body is on its own, they say that because there isn't a pattern and he can vary every night it's not enough to confirm its his...

My toddler is 3 and had T1 he was diagnosed back in Feb. My issue is this... Recently we have been noticing that on a night his bloods peak at times up to 20, there in range upon going to bed (let's say for arguments sake 7) and then begin to rise once all novorapid is out his system. This...

My toddler loves the usual carrot sticks fruit etc which most aren't counted carbs unless u have masses off them, water biscuits/crackers are low carb nairns do low carb low gi bags of little crackers that could be put in a bowl and the kiddies could help themselves you would be suprised at what...

My little boys 3 he's was diagnosed t1 back in February we do the usual carb free things fruit carrot stick cucumber etc but other things iv found good are 10g car lb crisps so quavers wotsits Pom bears things light the water biscuit crackers as there only 2G carbs each or there's are brand...