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Won't work for us. My Type 1 daughter has the Aviva Expert - it has all her carb ratios etc programmed in by the consultant. He looks at the data at her appointments. I doubt whatever meter the drs provide would do that. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Does Levemir need a longer time to come into full power Plus my daughter is 7 and on 12 units of Levemir a day (split dose) so it may just be you need to up the dose some more xx Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Does Levemir need a longer time to come into full power My daughter is type 1 and on Levemir. We were told that when we make any changes to the dose it can take 3 days to show a difference. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I've been asking for a pump for my daughter for a while - last appointment the consultant agreed she was a good candidate and said she would put her on the list. Not heard anything since. If I don't get anywhere at her next appointment in 2 weeks I'll be changing hospitals. We're under...

Are you carb counting? If so, and your sugars aren't in range aftet 2 hours you can do a correction dose. How much depends on individuals - my 7 year old has a correction ratio of 1 -4n ie 1 unit will bring her down 4 mmols. You may also need to look at your carb ratios for mealtimes if you are...

Dried fruit is very sugary xx Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

We have the small sharps bins on prescription. As Rom has 6+ injections a day we get through quite a few of them ;) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

If you were carb counting and her levels were fluctuating then that would suggest her ratios needed looking at, rather than she needed to stop carb counting I would have thought? Did you have different ratios during the day? You have to carb count with a pump so you won't get one until you are...

Romany watched it (she's 7) and there were a couple of things that annoyed her She said the insulin pens were wrong and she said I can't dance and run around "the same as I used to' as I will go low. Having said that, for the age group it's aimed at I thought it was quite good. As someone with...

Re: New Hi Tracy, Sorry to hear about your daughter, mine was diagnosed March last year at age 6. Have you found the Children With Diabetes (CWD) website? They have mailing list that is great for support. There's also various groups on Facebook. Love Ceri xx Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Rom's lowest has been 1.8. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

My 7 year old T1 daughter was suffering from horrible leg pains, especially at night. She was found to be Vit D deficient. Since taking high doses of Vit D the leg pain has gone xx Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

The highest Rom has been is 31, higher than her diagnosis at 28! We discovered the insulin vial had shattered in the pen! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Yep even though they say it shouldn't happen my daughter has a large drop every time she takes Levemir within an hour. I just think everyone is different and some people react differently to others ;) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Op, please go and see your doctor xxx Sent from the Diabetes Forum App