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    Flash glucose sensing available on NHS (Libre

    Flash glucose sensing available on NHS (Libre) Evening All With the recent news that devices such as the Freestyle Libre’ from Abbott, subject to local health authority approval. I live in an area which has stated that they will not be supporting the product. I am interested in which...
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    Multiwave and Extended bolus for a child

    HI my son is 3 and ¾ Type 1 and on a pump now. Moving over from Standard delivery to Multiwave and extended deliveries dependant on foods. Sorting out the foods to be given as Multiwave and Extended strait forward enough working on the GI index etc. Teenagers / adults taking thee dose as...
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    Pre School not giving correction factor

    Our son(3 ½ Type 1 using a Roche Pump) goes to a main line pre school. They are happy to carry out a blood test and take a reading but will not administer the correction factor if required. It is early days of the argument over this but I am looking for information as to wear we stand. Does...
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    Who has responsibility for administering Insulin in School

    Callum, 3 yrs old and a bit now , type 1 and on a pump, Going to school next September, I know a bit early to worry, I think but wife is panicking,,, When in school, what responsibility does the school have to ensure he has taken his medication (luckily via a pump now), as parents it is not...
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    Pump Fitted Today :D

    Pump Fitted Today !!!!!! :D Callum, now 3yrs old, Type 1 since 20 Months old. Well Finally,,,, pump fitted today, so far so good. Although he knows no different and can’t remember a time when he did not need to have injections ,,, ,,, he has informed us that he no longer need injections as he...
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    Insulin Pump, Flexlink Needle Removal

    Shortly going onto the pump after the recent trial with saline instead of insulin loaded into it. We are using the Accu Check Flexlink Needle to deliver the bolus. Fitting the needle is not an issue but removing it caused tantrums as Callum is only two and a half. We have used ZOFF pads to...
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    Benefit & Entitlements Eligibility for T1 Children

    Hi My son has T1 he is two and a half My son gets the middle band of DLA as standard. “ this is automatic after application” £44 per week. My wife is entitled to carers allowance £53.13 per week, as she looks after him more than 35 hrs a week as long as she does not earn more than £95.00 per...
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    Night Time Lows / Hypos

    Hi My son is 2 and a half, T1 and is about to go on a pump. During the day all is well. Lately he has started to go Low at night, we are lucky as he recognises this himself even at his young age and calls out. We give him his gel and that sorts out the immediate need. As he is now coming off...
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    Carbs v Complex Carbs

    Carbs v Complex Carbs My son is 32 months and diagnosed at 23 months. We carb count and administer insulin quite successfully. That aside should be dosing at a different rate to match the different types of carbs he is eating?
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    Pump as a wireless monitor

    I have a 2 year old son Callum with Type 1 diagnosed 3 months ago. Looking at the insulin pump option for him, at this stage using the wireless monitoring element only to monitor his blood levels especially at night wear he goes low. It would not be our intention at this stage to use the pump...
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