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When she goes to bed she is around 14.0 usually as she has her supper at 7pm and i test het around 11pm to give the supper time to be out her system.but i dont correct on that as her dsn said to leave at that so she goes to bed a little higher to see if that helps, but the other night she was...

Thankyou, and yes its hard to no if shes hypo as she shows no signs at all ive tested her and shes been 2.8 and shown mo symptoms ots only when i test her that i find out, hence why i test a lot in the night and its a good job i do as shes always 3.1 or below in the night when i test her but it...

Ok thankyou for that, i had no idea about dexcom untill her dsn said this will help with alarming me to night time hypos so i can get some sleep without worrying shes not going to wake up from a hypo as she doesnt wake up herself when she has one in night she shows no symptoms, Sent from my...

Yes thankyou for that that GrantGam1337. My daughter is 2 years old shes had diabetes for only 4 months which she was on prn therapy first while waiting to gk on pump therapy, which she has been on for 4 weeks, and has suffered night time hypos since then her basal rates are at the lowest they...

No there always different theres no pattern to them, shes in the lowest basal rate and it still happens thats why her dsn recomened dexcom but i just feel its been a waste of money Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Its on 4.0 for hypo so i can get it before it goes below her dsn set it all up for her Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

I have calibrated it again thankyou for that, i only wanted it to alert me in the night that she is dropping low so that i can treat her before she goes hypo, but im finding that im still needing to keep getting up testing her and shes already hypo and the dexcom hasnt picked that up, this is...

Hi my daughter has been usi g dexcom for 3 days now and the readings on the dexcom are still not matching with her finger prick readings, i was told that for the first 24hr they would be out a little but there out by like 3 units for example she was 9.2 earlier and the dexcom was reading 12.7...

Ok thankyou Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Yes thankyou for that i asked her dsn and she said it only says for 4 years upwards as its only just been lisenced in febuary, but you can use it for younger if want to do so yourself they just cant state younger than that till they licence it for under 4s but her dsn said lots of children under...

Ok thanks for that just that my daughter is 3 years old and they said she can wear it when shes 4 years old i just didnt think theres much of a difference from 3 -4 years as in her arm is much the same size now it was last year and some 4 year olds are smaller than her already its just strange...

Does anyone know why the libra sensor is only for age 4 upwards, as i was looking into using this cgm but it says from age 4 upwards, which is a little strange as the dexcom goes in your arm like the libra and that can be used from age 2 Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

How long does the g5 sensors last for and is anybody getting longer out of them please Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Thankyou for that do you know were i get the extra kit from please and what is the extra kit i need to link to my fone please Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Is anyone using the g4 or g5 on there children? I would like to hear any reviews about these to help decide which one to go for please Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Do you think the g4 would be the better option then as they last longer, id like to hear from anyone that is usin the g4 or g5 please Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Hi does anyone know how long the dexcom g5 sensors last please and how long the reciever lasts Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Ive been told its the dexcom meter that she neeeds as it alarms you when she is high or low, the dex com is the pump with the cgm built in i think, they av said she can lend a cgm to wear for 2 weeks to see whats happening at night but it doesnt alarm when low, so her dsn said i will need to...

Her basal rates are getting changed every day and with no luck she is now on 0.03 each hour through the night she was 0.05 each hour last night but she still went hypo Sent from my SM-A300FU using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

Thankyou for your reply, my consultant said he wasnt going to try to send the paperwork out as the criteria she does not fit it, as she is not going unconsious, i couldnt get any further with him.. but if theres a away i can get the forms and them present them to him then ill do that, how do i...