Recent Content by mumofplenty

is there any parents in Tyne & wear with Diabetic children who would like to chat or pm. only know of a few and get lonely sometimes. would ne good to talk to others who know what it is like. Sue. mum of five lovely kids 1 type 1 daughter aged ten years.

hi my DD went with me to tenerife last oct the nurse asked us to contact them 8 weeks beforehand so they could send a cover letter before we traveled. nobody asked us for it. my dd, Husband and myself had meds in our bags, we just told the person who was ex-raying them that they were there. no...

Hi there, my daughter who is ten now was dx when she was five, nine weeks after her baby brother was born and three weeks after she started school. I only joined this forum a few weeks ago and have found lots of new ideas and cried a lot reading through some of the stories people have wrote...

I think the hospital where we go has not given out many pumps because when we go to clinic everyone uses injections. i am hoping that when we go to see the consultant in August we will be able to ask about one then. Lucy,s bg has been good this week but over the last few weeks she ha had a lot...

I spoke to someone on another forum and they told me to try heating it up a little before using it. it seems to have worked because she did not complain last night for the first time in ages. she was on novomix 70/30 41 units on a morning and 30 on a teatime before they changed her over to the...

Hi evryone my daughter is ten now she was dx when she was five. it does seem overwhelming in the first few months. it does get better. we would not let her out of our sight at first but it gets easier after a while. at the moment she is using. Humalog 75/25 on a morning 26 units. noworapid to...

hi I a a mum of a Diabetic ten year old. last month we went to a family day and got chating to one of the reps from a pump org. she told me that the law about how we are offered or given a pump was going to change in a couple of months. she said once the new law came in you would be able to ask...

Hi i,m from Sunderland. mumto five great kids :D 1 with type 1 dx 2003 aged 5yrs. :( sue :wink: