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Hi, My child was diagnosed with T1 just shy of 1 year ago. We're trying to find travel insurance online and there is a question that asks 'have you been admitted to hospital in the last year with your condition?' Well, she was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis to hospital a year ago upon...

Hi, (I'm carrying on this from a different thread as it fits better under this category.) My 10 years' old daughter has Type 1 and we do low carb (not quite keto, she has about 50g - 60g of carbs a day). That has worked pretty well so far in controlling blood sugar levels. But recently we've...

Hi, my (T1) daughter's insulin ratio has worsened quite a lot recently. She was diagnosed about 8 months ago, and we've been doing low carb (almost keto) for 6 months. Around when she was diagnosed the ratio was about 15 grams of carbs for 1 unit (Novorapid). It's gradually reduced since then...

Hi All, We have been managing my child's diabetes fairly well so far, and have kept blood glucose within the normal range, typically going no higher than 7.5 mmol after a meal. It's been a few months now since diagnosis. In the last week or so we appear to have reduced control, with blood...

Hi, Our 7 year old son was diagnosed a few months ago with T1. We are puzzled by the diet advice provided by the NHS, which is basically to eat whatever you want and adjust insulin accordingly. This seems very '1950s' to me. I can understand why they want to keep it simple but we are good cooks...