Recent Content by gaynor

Hi all, I have to agree with Manxangel. My sons HBA1C is done with a finger prick test just as Manxangel said. He has his finger pricked as if to have his BS done and it is drawn up into a special vial and put into a machine which takes 6 minutes to get the results. We must have better...

Thanx will have a look at the links. Gaynor

Hi, does anyone know of a good cookie/biscuit/cake recipe for diabetics. I am trying to find something that I can make when my son has his biscuit sale at school that he can take in for himself. He has had biscuit at school this week which sent his sugars into the 15's. Don't want him to miss...

Next time you go to the clinic ask if you can see the dietician about carb counting. My son is 4 and I have just started carb counting with him. Basically you work out the units of carbs per meal and then test BS 2 hours after. His BS should be within 2mmol of the pre meal BS. That way you...

You need to make an appointment to talk to the school elliott. This is not right. My son is 4 the same and just started school 3 weeks ago. I have to say they have been fantastic. There is no need for them to send him home. After dealing with his hypo he should be perfectly ok to continue...

Can we all please remember whilst posting our replies we do have some children on this forum. Maybe the language should be toned down a bit!

Hi chocoholic. Your basal rate seems quite low to me. My little boy who is only 4 is on 4.5 units of levemir at night so your 6 units seems quite low in comparison. I have had to increase his levemir by a whole unit recently because he is coming out of his honeymoon period. Maybe your lantus...

Thanks everyone for your replies. You have all helped in different ways. Seemed to have gained a bit more control of is sugars the last few days. Have now upped his levemir for the second time in a week and it seems to be doing the trick. Although think will need to increase his novorapid in...

Hi sienna0505, I know exactly where you are coming from. My son was diagnosed at the end of March this year just two weeks before his 4th birthday. It is very difficult and you do think why my child. I hate the thought that my son has to have this condition for the rest of his life. Sometimes...

Hi, you don't need a meter to test for ketones. It is just a pot of strips that you dip in you wee and then they change colour to show whether you have ketones. A pot last 6 months once they have been opened. We were sent from hospital with a pot when my son was diagnosed. Go and ask your GP...

I am feely really desperate at the moment as after initially gaining good control of Bens condition it has all gone to pot. For the last three weeks his levels have been all over the place. He is experiencing some really high readings and I am struggling to get them under control. It is very...

My son is on Levemir, wasn't given a choice just given this. To be honest I don't know the difference.

Dear cr70me, how old is your son? My son is 4 and was diagnosed in March. His main snacks are fruit to be honest. You could try a cereal bar but check the labels because some are still quite high in sugar. I normally have the alpen bars. You could also try carrot sticks or peppers and...

We survived the first two days at school. Just about. The school asked me to stay for his first two mornings which I was happy to do obviously. I just helped out around the class for a bit and then they took the class for a walk around the school. When they came back Ben wasn't quite right...

Hi Layla, thanks for your input. So nice to hear from someone else with a diabetic child, especially being of a similar age to my son. I was quite surprised that your daughter is on 2 injections a day and not 4. My DSN say that they don't put children that young on 2 injections because it...