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Hi copepod Thanks for that Looked at the link, no mention of meters but I will email them. I do have old lancets and will check the test strips from the old meters. I also still have unused insulin no longer required but was a bit concerned in how they wanted it sent to them, considering it...

James has Splenda sweeteners in his tea, no sugar on his cornflakes just a few sprinkles of frosties and I use Splenda for cooking :D

Just wondered if anyone knew what could be done with the numerous blood glucose meters we have acquired over the years and no longer use :?:

Here Here, Anna Marie, I could not have put it better myself :wink:

Hi Sam Not sure what to say about you BG's but myself (parent of a diabetic) was coughing all the time for about 5 months especially at night and keeping me awake, to cut a long story short, they diagnosed me with asthma (can't think of the name for it now) but it's the coughing asthma. I am...

I DO NOT WISH TO ALARM YOU but this stomach discomfort and smelly burps should be checked out as my son now 14 diagnosed at 3 with diabetes was diagnosed with coeliacs disease when he was 8. This type of auto-immune problem of coeliacs does sometimes go hand in hand with diabetes in children...

I have heard or maybe read that some people can be hypoglaecemic but not actually diabetic, all the classic symptoms of low sugar levels but again not diabetic :|

What is wrong with a piece of chocolate every day (in moderation). My Son has never gone without a small treat everyday, so what is wrong with that as denying a child in my mind only makes things worse. We have bought him a Cadbury's mini egg easter egg, cut it up into small sections and he...

Hi Alisha2 My son is a T1 and a Coeliac (on gluten free diet) he was diagnosed diabetic at the age of 3 and coeliac at the age of 8. He is now 14. He has no ill effects now from the gluten free diet. You say your Doctor THINKS. When James was having upset stomachs, smelly No.2's he was...

thanks Jonesy I will definitely get the glucojuice, James has tried the glucotabs before and did not like them.

Never heard of Glucojuice where can you get this from

Hi Dot I know what you mean by problems with puberty. My Son has just gone 14 and around Christmas time he was experiencing high Bg's. He had his HbA1c done in January and it was up to 8. I don't know what insulin/regime your son is on but James' DSN suggested that since he was on only 2...

Hi Again Well went to see stand in DSN today but Dietitian was off ill. Did not do HbA1c as machine was not there. Have another appointment with new DSN and dietitian on 24th May and HbA1c will be done then. She went through our records and noticed the lows that I was talking about so have...

Thanks for all the replies. Went out looking for some alternatives to lucozade. Got some original fuit shoots, dextrose tablets and Morrison's own Jelly Babies. James had a BG of 3.8 before tea so he had 6 jelly babies (yes 6) result 20 minutes later 9.7. Now I know that 6 is definitely...

Hi All What can James have instead of Lucozade to give a quick boost to a low BG. He seems to be running low quite often now and the lucozade is giving him bad stomachs (also would have to be gluten free) also it is not a good thing as far as his teeth/brace are concerned either as the...

Thanks for the info. James was 14 on 9th April just gone, and has been diabetic since he was 3. The problem I have at the moment is not only exercise but blinking hormones and puberty and to cap it all he has Year 9 exams this week, hence he has been running high with correction doses all the...

Thanks everyone for your best wishes. James had a brilliant day. Bg's stayed around the 6's. They won their home match at football 5-0. Result. Went to watch the Swans play at Liberty Stadium 3-0. Result. Now back to reality and revising again for Year 9 exams next Tues, Wed and Thur...

Just want to say that James is 14 tomorrow and he can't wait. I waited a long time to have him and being an older Mum he is the best thing that has ever happened to me. He has two half brothers, 1 is 37 and the other is 30. He is also an uncle to two lovel nephews age 9 and 5 and when we...

Hi Jen&Khaleb, James has a 10g snack at first break but only injects for his lunch which is always 60g carbs. I think the answer is to try over the hols the half units and see how we go. We were not offered the pump at our hospital but the DSN said before she left that if we were thinking of...

Hi SophiaW Yes on looking back over his records, it does seem that on the Monday, Thursday and Friday his lunch time Bg's are within target, also when he gets home from school, but on the Tuesday (Games day) and Wednesday (PE Day) he does have target at lunch time, highs when he gets home after...