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Anyone have any idea, my son had an insulin pump which he badly managed due to denial of condition, he is now 20 and Medtronic say he still gas an account with them that has been suspended, he spoke to diabetes nurse who says funding shouldn't be a problem as he would like to give the pump a go...

he did actually have that rgine but with pump and that didnt work especially at night cos he used to throw it on the floor but maybe this would work if it comes in epipen, today as i said he had insulin at 15.15 but when i asked him later he said he had taken novorapid to correct his high after...

you know i have discussed all of this with my son and he agrees then today he didnt get up until 11am i made him bacon sandwiches asked if he'd had insulin he said no not yet at 12.15 i asked him again and with a cheeky grin said yes then said i will have it now not wishing to be a pain trying...

thanks for the last response he is taking novomix 30 using flexpen i am confused do you mean he should only take novomix immediately with meal i presumed that because he had eaten he would have been right to have it later than not at all, would it have been better to do bm then take novorapid as...

donnellysdogs, yeah my sons friend's mother has laid the law down and said he better comply when he is away with them and she will keep him right but i worry if they get drunk and cant manage to give him the care he needs and i cant expect her not to enjoy her holiday, i am supposed to be...

yeah they know him well and sue is an epileptic so has seizure awareness, last night he had full seizure thrashing about on floor blood all ova my concern is will they hear him, and if they dont could he end up in coma and we wont be there to help but my son says we have gto stop worrying and...

he had a pump and was non compliant and he did recognise hypolast night but put off getting up cos he was tired then it was too late my worry is that he does drink alcohol when he goes away with us and i know he will when hes away and will he recognise hes having a hypo if hes bin drinking he...

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my son who is 16 had his second hypo fit in month didnt have tea time insulin 42 units novomix, picked him up from a concert got home at 1am he said he had had food at mac donalds and small amount of alcohol alcopop so i presume full od sugar he took his 42 untils of novomix before going to bed...

he does have occasional hypos during the day but always recognises them even during the night they wake him up.

yeah your right nigel its never bin a prob before cos they are so infrequent but he has got sweets etc in bedroom now, he had a lucky escape as we were away for weekend and he was alone trial run to see if would manage on his own defo a wake up call vickie

my son who is nearly 17 has just had wot has been described as a hypo fit he doesnt remember much except waking on kitchen floor which large swelling on his head he does have very occasional hypos during the night but always wakes and goes to kitchen for sugar fix, he has a MOPED can he still...

i agree with you jacquiel i like you have tried everything nothing works they have a mind of their own and i know if my son has problems then its down to him but it doesnt stop me worrying or caring however much he hurts me,at the moment the twice daily injections are working but it never lasts...

i take it you have read all of my posts about matt since he was first diagnosed he has been a nightmare and torn our family apart and it may not seem so but he is a lot better or should i say not as nasty as he has been in the past, but he is not daft and knows wot he is doing to himself i...

yes iHs he has gone on twice daily as from yesterday but he has still been out today and bought full sugar coke and he says he wont give this up alongside strawberry milk shakes and i mean byt the litre bottle will his twice daily cover these?