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<blockquote data-quote="vicki.milne" data-source="post: 1941039" data-attributes="member: 178200"><p>One nurse described the diagnosis as being like a grief.</p><p>It does feel very much like a grieving process you have to go through.</p><p></p><p>Yes night-times can feel very scary at the beginning. </p><p>I don't know if it's like this for everyone, but we've kind of got used to recognising what my son's levels will do at night now. </p><p>So we know that if he's played sport during the day, he's likely to drop down and so we can feed him up before bed time.</p><p>Also if he's eaten something fatty for dinner, the carbs are likely to kick in later so his levels are likely to go up.</p><p>Some kids also have good hypo awareness and may even wake up themselves if their levels start to drop.</p><p>A Freestyle Libre is a God-send too for checking on levels at night. Some authorities offer it on the NHS, others don't though unfortunately.</p><p></p><p>The worry does begin to ease once patterns start to set in but it does feel very random at the beginning.</p><p>Just give yourself time. I can absolutely promise you that it will get much easier.</p><p></p><p>Btw, that's a beautiful photo Charlotte</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vicki.milne, post: 1941039, member: 178200"] One nurse described the diagnosis as being like a grief. It does feel very much like a grieving process you have to go through. Yes night-times can feel very scary at the beginning. I don't know if it's like this for everyone, but we've kind of got used to recognising what my son's levels will do at night now. So we know that if he's played sport during the day, he's likely to drop down and so we can feed him up before bed time. Also if he's eaten something fatty for dinner, the carbs are likely to kick in later so his levels are likely to go up. Some kids also have good hypo awareness and may even wake up themselves if their levels start to drop. A Freestyle Libre is a God-send too for checking on levels at night. Some authorities offer it on the NHS, others don't though unfortunately. The worry does begin to ease once patterns start to set in but it does feel very random at the beginning. Just give yourself time. I can absolutely promise you that it will get much easier. Btw, that's a beautiful photo Charlotte [/QUOTE]
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