Recent Content by jonesy

how long is it ok to keep insulin (novorapid) in the resrvoir. is it ok to fill up completely and keep going till it's empty, or should you only put a certain amount of days worth in and then change??? at present my son fills completely and doesn't change till empty. this can be quite a while...

aren't they meant to be kept in the fridge?? jonesy

how much glucose do you take to treat a hypo, and does it depend how low you are? my son is 11 and we are told to treat any hypo with 15g. unfortunately this can send him sky high! we also find that glucose tabs don't do it so much, but 15g glucojuice can send his BG flying! jonesy

i tried to do exactly this last year and was told that pct wouldn't pay for consumables.

i buy the glucojuice from the medical shop on this very site. go to the home page and at the top there is a link for 'products', click on this and scroll down. there you will find a link to the medical shop. we also use the glucotabs from there. they are marked clearly as 4g each. just saves...

we use Glucojuice, which comes in very handy 15g bottles. just right for a hypo we've found. jonesy

my 10 year old son was diagnosed type 1 in aug 09 and went on a pump in sep 10. last week his football team were due to go on a week's tour in jersey. we didn't want him to miss it, but we were too scared to let him go alone at this age and early stage of diabetes and pumping. our way round...

i would think the best option may be to visit an optician, no?? your bloods are fine. jonesy

that's the ******!! memory failing me nowadays!! thank you! jonesy

before my son got his pump, i was advised to go to a site dedicated to helping people obtain a pump. it was run by a really helpful guy, who offered sound advice that really helped us. now i want to recommend this site to a friend and can't remember what it was called. sorry for being so...

my son had a problem with his remote not always connecting. we rang the care line and they sent us a new remote. it's fairly simple! the accu chek is a great pump that works perfectly. maybe you need to remove your animas rose tinted glasses and look at the accu chek again. jonesy

don't wait till you are offered a pump.... fight for one! totally changed my 10 year old son's life! he is so much happier with his pump and, literally, laughs his head off when i tell him that some people don't want a pump. jonesy

dropping the basal rate BY 30% TO 70% of normal basal rate. jonesy

when my son plays football we only give him 75% of his bolus amount for the meals before and after the game. we also drop his basal rate to 70% over a 4 hour period. jonesy

when my son plays football, or any sport, we only give him 75% of his bolus amount for the meals before and after. this seems to work well for us. the other thing we do is a bit different as he has a pump. we drop his basal rate down to 70% for 3 or 4 hours. jonesy