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I'm taking my 1 month diagnosed T1 son (9 yrs) on a cub camp (I am a cub leader) at the start of September. In truth I don't think it is that much of a big deal, I'll be keeping a close eye on the possibility of him going a bit hypo due to the exercise and excitement and making sure that he eats...

We are after some ideas about what works as a in between meals snack for your children which doesn't send the blood sugar into orbit? We have been giving our son pepperami (sp?) and cheese strings which seem to work well but fruit (apples, pears) and things likehomemade low sugar flapjacks work...

My 10 year old son had been wetting the bed, drinking huge amounts and feeling tired over the last couple of weeks, and yesterday was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, this was a big shock to everyone as we have no history of diabetes in either mine or my wife's families and despite spending far...