Recent Content by Tj1

Thank you, very helpful advice.

Hi, thank you. The consultant has just advised us to change the Levemir, so it is given in the morning rather than night, as the majority of hypo's are happening then and to reduce this by 1 unit. Hopefully this will all help.

No not officially carb counting yet, but I am starting to look at the carb content of what he eats. This the first time the reading 2 hours after eating has been lower than before, since Christmas Eve the reading goes up after eating, but then drops dramatically before the next meal, normally...

Hi, I posted a few days ago about my newly diagnosed son having a hypo during the night. Since then he is constantly going hypo. His levels had started to come into normal range, but if this happens he will hypo within hours. It constantly feels like we are chasing the insulin, trying to get as...

Thank you again, you think you just start to get your head around something, then something else happens, he has spiked a temperature and refusing to eat as he has a sore throat. So have been advised to reduce the insulin if needed. We seem to be doing every scenario within a week. I hope it...

Hi, thank you for responding, I was thinking the Levemir may be a little high, particularly as we get better control and is not so high in the evening, which is starting to happen. Our diabetic nurse, briefly discussed carb counting, but felt as it was Christmas and most services close for this...

Hi, Thank you so much for your reply and kind words. Xx

Hi, Thank you for your reply and moving me to the correct place. My son Oliver was only diagnosed Saturday so it's still a massive scary learning curve. He is on Levemir 6 units given at about 8pm and Novorapid 2 units before breakfast and 2.5 units before lunch and dinner. We are trying to get...

Hi, my 4 year old son was diagnosed type 1 on Saturday, this was caught early so thankfully he had no serious symptoms or illness. I am a nurse so have an understanding of diabetes, which I am not sure is a good thing right now. He had been running high since Saturday, which I am starting to...