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Thanks Very much for all your replies - she is still going ! I thought my life was really chaotic before all this happened ........ Just shows you to not take anything for granted and Thank your lucky stars on a daily basis! Thanks again Julie

Hi, My daughter is 7 ,Type 1 - diagnosed 9 weeks but seems like forever. I swear I have aged 20 years! Last night she was showing her brother how the injection pen worked - between the 2 of them they managed to rupture the cartridge. So as it was a full cartridge but the last one I spent my...

Hi everyone, As mentioned in previous post Lexie is doing really well - levels settling down, and we are both becoming more experienced in our new life! We are still waiting for the School doctor to discuss with her teacher all the necessary info for her return to school - so I have decided with...

Hi every one, A massive Thank-you for all your responses, help and advice. We seem to be getting along so much better now and she is alot more balanced now - and therefore the mood swings less. It is clear when she is low she is more likely to be irritable or likely to have a bout of hysteria...

Thank-you to everyone who has responded - We are now a week out of hospital and everything seems to be really settling down - she hasn't had to have a snack for the last 2 nights at 10pm as levels were good and last night I didn't set the alarm to get up at 2am. I have the most stinky cold at...

Thank -you for all your replies - We are now just going into day 6 and things seem to be getting better day by day.The hysterics seem to be calming down massively - I think we were spared completely today!!! I have been reducing her rapid insuline a unit a day and the hypos are getting better -...

Hi Suzi, Many Thanks for your reassurance - I reread my post and thought it sounded quite callous - it wasn't meant to be - before this all happened she was so happy - never having 'Brat Attacks'!!!! I think we will just plod through it - I am lucky not to be working at the moment - I would...

Hi, My 7 year old Lexie is newly diagnosed Type 1- 7th jan and we are finally home after 12 days in hospital. In all that time she has been so brave and courageous - not one tear - does her own blood sugar test and assists in injections. However we have been home for 2 days and she has had 3...

HI , Thanks for all your replies , I am sure to need all your help and support as our beautiful daughter has now been diagnosed. I haven' t replied as we took her to the hospital Urgences as she fell over / lost balance on top of all the other signs and I think we just had all our alarm bells...

Hi there, I know the obvious answer is to wait for the results but could anyone maybe help? I have a 7 year old daughter who has been drinking and peeing enormous amounts of fluids. We live in France and only really noticed when being in the car on our Xmas holiday back to the UK. She has had...