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Honeymoon phase T1D????

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Gwelda

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Type 1
Hello Everybody,
My daughter Iris, 10 years old, has been diagnosed with t1d on Aril 26 2016.
We live on Aruba and the care is very limited. I went to Fort Lauderdale Florida and checked her in a hospital from May 1st to May 4th. They gave me a crash course about caring for diabetes, but still I need to learn a lot.

Even tough I am struggling with acceptance, my daughter is very happy and doing good at school.

She is getting 4 injections a day, 3 novolog and 1 lantus.

Since 3 days ago, when we change her sensor if the freestyle libre flash system, I saw that her bg is coming down. It even went to 2.6. I also perform a finger prick and the difference was 0,5 mmol/l. So the bg is coming down.

So we stop giving her novolog before meals and down lantus to 16 unit instead of 24 over the last weeks.

Tonight I saw the bg hangs around 10 mmol/l. I read somewhere that this could be the "honeymoon phase"?

What should I do? How to treat this?
Please help.
 
Her blood sugar is most likely high because she has eaten carbohydrates, but she no longer takes her Novolog.

Like a pair of honeymooning newly weds, the t1 honeymoon generally has less frustrations (or so I understand) than long-term marriages and long-term t1d.

However, the T1D honeymoon isn't exempt from all frustrations. As a honeymooner myself, I had to give myself 10-12 injections yesterday as its safer for me to do three 1-2unit/each injections over the course of a meal rather than 6 units all at once.

Over time, the t1d honeymoon phase will come to an end, and your daughter will need her novolog daily to replace her pancreas' decreasing ability to produce its own insulin.

I do not have children of my own, but I'm glad to hear your daughter is handling things so well. I'm sure you are, but try to hide your struggles from her when possible so she doesn't begin to worry. However, my general advice is to talk about it as much as possible with each other, here on this forum, and to whomever takes an interest.

I attribute my success in handling my recent t1d diagnosis to talking,learning, and discussing anything and everything that's on my mind about the disease.


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Hi @Gwelda :)

Are you and your daughter counting carbs for her meals?

Yes, the honeymoon phase can be frustrating because one's own insulin production is erratic and unpredictable. It's not easy to deal with. The only answer is to test lots - which is what you're doing :)

I'm glad your daughter is coping well and is happy. Type 1 isn't easy but it sounds like you've both made a good start. If you're interested in getting a book, I've found Think Like A Pancreas useful and very readable.
 
TorqPenderloin said:
Her blood sugar is most likely high because she has eaten carbohydrates, but she no longer takes her Novolog.

Like a pair of honeymooning newly weds, the t1 honeymoon generally has less frustrations (or so I understand) than long-term marriages and long-term t1d.

However, the T1D honeymoon isn't exempt from all frustrations. As a honeymooner myself, I had to give myself 10-12 injections yesterday as its safer for me to do three 1-2unit/each injections over the course of a meal rather than 6 units all at once.

Over time, the t1d honeymoon phase will come to an end, and your daughter will need her novolog daily to replace her pancreas' decreasing ability to produce its own insulin.

I do not have children of my own, but I'm glad to hear your daughter is handling things so well. I'm sure you are, but try to hide your struggles from her when possible so she doesn't begin to worry. However, my general advice is to talk about it as much as possible with each other, here on this forum, and to whomever takes an interest.

I attribute my success in handling my recent t1d diagnosis to talking,learning, and discussing anything and everything that's on my mind about the disease.


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TorqPenderloin said:
Her blood sugar is most likely high because she has eaten carbohydrates, but she no longer takes her Novolog.

Like a pair of honeymooning newly weds, the t1 honeymoon generally has less frustrations (or so I understand) than long-term marriages and long-term t1d.

However, the T1D honeymoon isn't exempt from all frustrations. As a honeymooner myself, I had to give myself 10-12 injections yesterday as its safer for me to do three 1-2unit/each injections over the course of a meal rather than 6 units all at once.

Over time, the t1d honeymoon phase will come to an end, and your daughter will need her novolog daily to replace her pancreas' decreasing ability to produce its own insulin.

I do not have children of my own, but I'm glad to hear your daughter is handling things so well. I'm sure you are, but try to hide your struggles from her when possible so she doesn't begin to worry. However, my general advice is to talk about it as much as possible with each other, here on this forum, and to whomever takes an interest.

I attribute my success in handling my recent t1d diagnosis to talking,learning, and discussing anything and everything that's on my mind about the disease.


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Thank your response and advice. I will keep that in mind.
 
azure said:
Hi @Gwelda :)

Are you and your daughter counting carbs for her meals?

Yes, the honeymoon phase can be frustrating because one's own insulin production is erratic and unpredictable. It's not easy to deal with. The only answer is to test lots - which is what you're doing :)

I'm glad your daughter is coping well and is happy. Type 1 isn't easy but it sounds like you've both made a good start. If you're interested in getting a book, I've found Think Like A Pancreas useful and very readable.
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azure said:
Hi @Gwelda :)

Are you and your daughter counting carbs for her meals?

Yes, the honeymoon phase can be frustrating because one's own insulin production is erratic and unpredictable. It's not easy to deal with. The only answer is to test lots - which is what you're doing :)

I'm glad your daughter is coping well and is happy. Type 1 isn't easy but it sounds like you've both made a good start. If you're interested in getting a book, I've found Think Like A Pancreas useful and very readable.
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Yes, we are counting carbs.
The book I'm reading now is Sugar Surfing. When I'm finished I was planning to continue with Think like a Pancreas. Thanks for the tip.
 
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