Hi - I've just joined the forum as I am concerned about my dad who has got type 1 diabetes. He's had it since I was about 5 (so nearly 40 years) and all I've ever known is him managing his medication and dealing with his diet - albeit quite badly. Myself and my siblings have never really got involved as he either doesn't let us or hates being fussed over. He has never really managed his nutrition correctly and he drinks alcohol a few times a week. He is now 62!! He's had some scares in the last few years where his sugar levels have been very low and he has gone into hypo and paramedics were called, the most recent one being last night. I now feel like I need to be involved with helping him to manage things better and he has reluctantly agreed. I have asked him to arrange a review at the doctors but he doesn't like going because he says 'they nag him' but I need a starting point. I will go along with him to the review but I need to know what I'm talking about. So I'm hoping this group can help me to understand things like; what's available to him to alert him when his blood sugars are too high or low (is there a device he can wear as I'm not convinced he will regularly check with the finger prick) and if he does go into hypo, what is the best equipment for us to manage the situation? And anything else you can think of? I am convinced he needs his insulin amounts checking but that will be at the review - however any tips for discussing this would be very useful. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.