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Hi Chloe, Ewan is 11 he takes 4 injections a day so does both legs and both sides of tummy, occasionally I,ll do his arms but he isnt keen on me doing it. Rotating the sites def helps tho as when Ewan 1st started he would always inject his legs and they got sore. Sometimes he still says it is...

Hi Firstly I,m sending you hugs youre not alone theres quite a few youngsters on here with Diabetes, try not to worry .. easier said than done I know! but you will notice a difference in your daughters health straight away (no thirst etc). I,m still a newbie and learning, so I know exactly how...

Re: paniciked over blood gluclose of 4.9 I used to always over feed my Son when first diagnosed but then he,d end up feeling even worse as went from high to hypo then high again :( 3 glucose tablets and a carb snack seems to work now but taked about 20mins for him to get over a hypo ... those...

Hi I had the exact same treatment and we,re in UK after getting the urine sample back we were told to see the nurse for bloods a week later! he got blood taken on the thurs morning and was in hospital that night after the lab saw the results, hopefully if your daughter is diabetic you will find...

Hi I agree with the others I would go to a&e much better to get him sorted asap, hospital is the best place for help and advice. take care

sounds like the same advice dietician has told us as well

Hi Dot Yes Ewan is the same schooldays are completly diff from the wknds, finding the lunchtime injection at school a hard one to figure out :roll: never know if he,s going to hang about chatting to pals or play football ... any exercise and he drops really quickly, we,ll get there but never...

Hi after my Son had the flu jabs he caught a virus sounding exactly like yours, at 1st we thought it was a reaction to the jabs but doctors say he,s been unlucky and caught a virus at same time, it lasted 10 days, his bs also shot up about 5 more than norm .. sometimes more. Hope your better...

funnily enough yesterday was his first full day below 10 and todays looking good as well :D back in normal eating routine and no illness ... fingers crossed altho as you say James im sure something else will be along we wont be expecting!! Thanks

Just had a look at that book on Amazon, looks very helpful, will be my 1st order this year lol Thanks Sophia

Will have a look at that book, just seems to be taking us a while, just over a month since he started on novo/levimer but feels so much longer, I havent changed his levimer at all as honestly dont know much about that. Its been one thing after another with bad reaction to flu jabs, 5 teeth out...

Hi when my Son was first diagnosed he took mixtard twice a day, his bs quickly went below 10, he did have a lot of hypos tho as went too low, anyway his consultant felt the regime was too strict for him with mealtimes etc so changed him on to novo/levimer, im just wondering how long it took...

Hi my Son is T1 and we have been told from his blood tests he is showing symptoms of having an underactive thyroid, he goes for his diabetes check up in Jan and they,ve said they will prob start him on thyroxine. feels like one thing after another :(

Merry Christmas thanks for all the advice have a safe and happy time xxxxxxxxxx

turkey rashers?

Hi really sorry you have had so many probs, i went with advice from this board and described bad days, took me 2 weeks to fill form out with every single small detail, had a phone call with a few ?? then all went well, the citiziens advice bureua are also good

Thanks for the fast reply dont know what id do without this forum, he,s had a rough few months things can only get better now :D

Hi Son went for day surgery today and got 5 teeth out, he isnt eating much and has low bs I,ve adjusted his novo, he has only been on basal/bolus 9 days so we dont have his doses correct yet, he has had high bs every night before bed .. usually 14, my question is do I still give him the usual...

if your son isnt ready to do it he shouldnt be expected to, I have an 8yr old an not sure what he,d be like, if you are both not happy with dn you should change, both of you should be happy with someone you can talk to, 3 month and we changed luckily i didnt say a word but sister new i now have...

must be! but well done I lost 6 stone few years ago then went thru loads of personal traumas, have since put most of it back on and start again in Jan, do remem got to my target in summer and felt coldest ever in winter .. no fat for warm lol