Recent Content by Issaqsdad

Hi Kim, I too am sorry you are feeling so low. I don't have much experience of type 1 as the father of a 6 year old who just found out he is type 1. However i do already have a lot of experience of feeling defeated. Reading though your post I feel rather sheepish about my own lack of strength...

Hi Jen, Thanks for the warm welcome and the encouragement. I don't really know much about the levemir but he is on such a low dose (2 units) that I don't know if it will make a difference or not? The diabetes nurse said she would normally suggest using reducing it if there are hypos during...

Dear Jopar, Thanks for your response and advice. I was quite worried earlier and your message has helped calm me down a bit. I didn't know about the pizza effect and he has a lot of pasta-based meals so I will have to keep this in mind. I will try and adjust the timings so that it correlates...

Hi all, I was wondering if someone can help. My six year old was diagnosed T1 in August and we're having trouble getting to grips with managing his suagr. He is on a fixed dosage of 2 unit levimir and 2/3 novorapid for meals. His morning readings are usually fine. Our problem is with his...