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Thank you for our reply Robert. I'm pleased to say that now he is feeling better his BS has indeed stabilised . I was worried that they might be erratic for weeks after an illness but I wasn't sure.

Hello all, I'm looking for some advice please. I appreciate that this is different for each individual, but please can some of you with more experience of T1D tell me how long it takes roughly to wrangle your blood sugars back under control after being ill with a cold/flu. The sore throat...

Excellent idea, thank you

Yes, me too. It's stressful enough with him being away from home for the first time without the surgery putting extra obstacles in the way!!

Hello all and thank you for your replies. I hadn't realised I'd received so many as for some reason I stopped getting the alerts after the first 3. He has asked his surgery to relax the draconian rules on re-ordering as it's not very practical when he needs to order to cover university...

Thats's a good idea thank you I'll mention that to him. It shouldn't come to this though should it !! What really surprises me is that his uni surgery is part of one of the UK's largest teaching hospital/university combinations. You would think they would know better!!

Hello, Thank you for your reply. I will advise him to contact the local diabetes specialist nurse. He has just changed from paediatrics (who were all excellent, regular appointments etc) to adult (who from what we've seen so far seem to have more of a 'you're on your own sunshine' sort of...

Hello all, I have a query re: limiting how often a prescription can be ordered. Number 1 son who has T1D is now away at university and has registered with the uni doctors surgery. He has just told me that we will need to buy some test strips for him to use over the last half of the Christmas...

Thank you, its good to hear he isn't yhe only one with this issue. He is now routinely giving 20-30% less insulin for each bolus and appears to be more stable.

Hi and thanks for your reply. Yes he does have a CGM and fortunately isn't unaware of hypos but I realise he could become unaware if this continues. He is confident to reduce his insulin and has been reducing it by 20% (and his basal has reduced from about 14 at diagnosis to 1.5 now over 18...

Hello all, I've not posted on here for a while but I would really appreciate some advice. My son was diagnosed about 18 months ago at 18yrs. His control is very good >90% in range but recently he has been having a really difficult time going low and then getting his BS up again multiple times a...

Thank you , yes this is what he's currently doing :)

That is very, very interesting thank-you for your reply. Our son is also on Tresiba and Novorapid. I had read that Novorapid stays in your system for 4-5 hours but that it's effect gradually tails off - maybe it doesn't tail off as much in some people, especially as you say if they are...

Hi, thanks for your reply. He was told on diagnosis that he could eat up to 10g of carbs without insulin. It just so happens to be closer to 15g and once it was 25g after going for a bit of a walk. I'd assumed all people with diabetes could do this to an extent. I understand that the bolus...

Hello all and thank you for your replies. @becca59 I will look into a fasting basal test - isn't that the same as not eating over night though or am I misunderstanding what this test is/show? I assumed it was 'normal' for a T1D to be able to eat up to 15g carbs without insulin, how little I...

Hello All, I've had a look around the forum but can't find anything specifically about what I am after. My son was diagnosed with T1D about 18 months ago, he is in his late teens. He manages his diabetes very, very well and I take my hat off to him (in range >95%) but one issue he does have is...

That is very interesting , thank you for drawing attention to it. I read something about transdifferentiation of beta cells somewhere else recently, maybe a linked research paper. It would be interesting to see if the people who developed T1D after covid predominantly have a genetic...

Thank you I'll give them a call

Hi, Thank you for all your replies and suggestions. I think long term we are going to start using the MyLife app with a small, standard glucose monitor - it's what our local NHS trust recommends. Ironically the Accu chek seems to be working again now we've set up the App - maybe it just...

Hello all, Is there anyone out there who can recommend a good, reliable smart blood glucose meter please. Currently my child uses the Accu-chek Aviva expert but this is being discontinued. We are really after something that works in the same way - measures BS, suggests bolus based on when...