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thanku jen its nice to hear other people struggle i sometimes feel i am no good at this at all and should have good control by now after a good 3 years of trying to get it right, it does get me down abit its amazing the feelings of joy a blood test in the right area can bring out in me lol (sad...

Thnaku leggott i have just started a diary as i have an appointment next thurs with his consultant and thought it might help them see a pattern i cant, it is soul destroying i see all these people with perfect hba1c and we have never had one even near the realms of normal (his last 4 being 9.7...

hi he was dianosed nearly 4 years ago so dont think its the honeymoon phase he does have latent coeliac tho and we do think its begining to show up. with regard to the correction doses the nurse has said that one unit will reduce him by 4 it was 6 but she lowered it, i just find it very...

My 8 yr old is driving me insane we test him and hes in the 20s so we give the correction doses advised by the nurse and a few hrs later hes low then he swings to high, we are discussing all this with his nurses every few days but he has terrible mood swings along with the bloods swinging he can...

hello thanx for the reply was begining to think noone had children on a pump lol i know its going to be the best option for him but can understand him being anxious about it i remember doing the first injections and him screaming and begging not to have it done now he does it himself its just...

is there anyone who can help??

Just been wondering how ur children cope with their pumps?? my son who is just 8 is being considered for a pump and ive explained it to him but hes worried about having it connected to him all the time, his control is not great and hes got both me and his nurses confused so think its the best...

Just been wondering how ur children cope with their pumps?? my son who is just 8 is being considered for a pump and ive explained it to him but hes worried about having it connected to him all the time, his control is not great and hes got both me and his nurses confused so think its the best...

this is great to read i have just asked for a pump for my 8 yr old son and been told to go on the dafne course in may (names on the list) then i need to go on 2 half day courses to learn how to use the pump i thought it was going to be a nightmare to ask and really had to pluck up the courage, i...

Thanku for the wishes hana x

thanx nigel i hope so seems to help so many, im keeping my fingers crossed it does but just getting a yes is a good step

Have just plucked up the courage to ask if my 8 yr old could have a pump as both us and the nurses are struggling to maintain good control hes puzzling everyone, anyway i said would he be considered and they said yes!!! im so pleased looking at some of the posts on here it can be difficult to...

Hiya my 8 yr old had a bracelet with engraved plate but cost us 30 quid and didnt last long, just had a look at the medi band website had no idea u could get them like that, much easier and cheaper im going to order one so thanx for the post my son will find this much easier like u he does alot...

My 8 yr old had this problem and i spoke to his nurse who has suggested moving his levemir to mornings instead of evenings so the main of his dose will be in the day happy to say we havent had a hypo in the night since (touch wood) this may help but if u change we had to split dose on one day...

I have an 8 year old son who really struggles at night and still wears pull ups, having said that he doesnt have good control and find if hes high he stands no chance of making it through and even comes through the pull up, when hes got good control he has more dry nights so i do think it...

thanku all so much for ur advice i have ordered the book u suggested and have asked about the course which we are booked onto for may which is the next available one so hopefully onwards and upwards, well i mean downwards with his sugars lol thanks again im so glad ive discovered this very...

hiya def go with ur gut, i didnt and regretted it thankfully my son is ok but so could of turned out differently. he showed signs and i had my suspicions but left it he then started being sick but was a sickness bug going round but after getting concerned i took him to hosp to be told he was...