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That's great, Mo, I'll give them a call. Thanks for taking the trouble to reply so quickly. DM

Hi All, We haven't been abroad for several years but are now planning a trip to somewhere hot in Europe later in the summer. We have 2 Type 1 daughters and I'm wondering which insurance company others have used? I see there is an advert on the home page of this website - has anyone used it? Or...

Hi, I thought I'd just introduce myself - I am Lovelylivpet's mum. Just keeping an eye on my daughter's online activities, which will probably embarrass her, but there you go :lol: !

Often frustrating!

Hi, Has he tested his ketones, either with urine test strips or preferably blood ketone strips if he has a meter that does that? That is the only real way to be sure if he is in danger from DKA. Is he feeling nauseous, have stomach pains, a bad headache, 'fruity' breath or deep, sighing...

Our experience is that even hinting at 'low carbing' at clinic is a BIG mistake. About a year ago they reduced our 16 yr old to tears suggesting she has an eating disorder (never mind that her BMI is 25!), and, like you, I got the impression that they were 'watching' us. Her HbA1c was down at...

I agree with what's been said already. I had my gallbladder out a couple of years ago, and was very glad to be rid of it. I've never had any problem with things I can't eat. The surgeon who removed mine said that my years of low fat dieting had a lot to do with the problem I'd developed, as...

Hi, I am not a Type 2 (mum to 2 Type 1's), but I know enough from reading this forum for many months that you have done brilliantly well to do what you have done. I'm sure a number of experienced Type 2's will be along shortly to advise you, and I reckon most of them will advise you to carry on...

Hi Dot, Standard advice at our clinic is that more than two vomits in a couple of hours requires a phone call to the registrar in the children's ward and probable admission. This is firstly because keeping the BS stable when a child can't keep anything down is very difficult, and secondly...

Hi It sounds asif they are concerned but don't want to alarm you. I think you need to try and talk to them again about it, perhaps you could say you will worry more if you think they're not being completely upfront with you? If you do have diabetes it isn't the end of the world, my 15 yr old...

Hi A book that I've found very useful is 'Type 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults' by Dr Ragnar Hanas. ISBN 1-85959-078-0. I have the 2nd edition which has a yellow cover, but I think it has been updated and republished since. It is easy to read, practical and very...

Hi, Hi I would also be cautious in assuming that 1 unit of Novorapid only drops his BG by 2 or 3 points. They cannot know this about your son this early on, it's just an 'educated guesstimate' they have made based on his age, weight etc. But everyone is different, and things change all the...

Hi, Both my daughters are on the pump, the little one went on it when she was 5, so not a toddler. However, I know our clinic has put quite a few very young children on the pump and I've never heard any stories about infusion sets being pulled out etc. One child I've seen at clinic used to wear...

Hi Sarah, One way of establishing whether or not he's producing enough insulin is to get his HbA1c done. I'm sure you will know what this is as your OH will have had them in the past. If it is above the normal range, he's almost certainly diabetic - I don't know another reason why an HbA1c...

Just before I go off to bed, another thought. In my experience, very few GP's are 'up with the play' when it comes to Type 1, esp in children. They tend to 'think Type 2' which is at best not very helpful and at worst dangerous. Likewise staff in A+E/casualty dept's might not be very familiar...