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Hello Everyone, Just looking to see if anyone has any tips on reducing the amount of carb in everyday meals Without making huge changes to the range of foods eaten. This is in an effort to slightly reduce my 6 yr old T1. Daughters carb intake. For example : Cut the crusts off sandwiches = 33%...

Hello Everyone, Question when using the pump for a meal bolus and the you have had a reading below your range in the last 15 minutes. Would you use the wizard and enter the low BG i.e 3.0 and let the wizard reduce your meal dose , even though you have taken some fast acting carb and your BG is...

Hello All, Question on bread Here in Ireland a brand called Ormo is available (see link) yourormo.com/dsp_productcategoryDetails.cfm/pageExt/ormoproduct/PCK/3 It is a type of buttermilk/Sodabread , the nutrition info states 17g carb per 100g This seems very low as bread is normally around 50g...

I use this site to get info/advice reference my daughter who is type 1 and don’t really look at too many of the other posts , however a friend at work was recently diagnosed as type 2 and having done a bit of research he thinks that maybe a very low carb diet may be his best option. (he is...

Hello All, For people who take there background insulin once a day what would you do if you forgot to take it in the evening ? Would you just take extra short acting during the following day or give a smaller dose of background the following morning ? thanks Matt

If your diabetic child is being argumentative/not doing as asked/shouting crying etc (child in this case is 5 years old) Do you : A : treat as any other child and “tell off” accordingly B : have a think about potential BG based on meals/insulin/exercise etc and test if really sure there could...

Hello All, Just a quick question for those parents with type 1 diabetic children under 10 Do people make changes to insulin dosage (either carb to insulin ratio’s for short acting or background amounts) Without always confirming with the relevant health care professional that this is OK My own...

Hello All, In general for those on MDI what percentage of you total dose is your background ? At present my daughter (5 yrs) is getting around 25% of her total insulin in levermir I am thinking this is a little low and should be nearer 40% ? I guess as a child grows her background will also...

Hello All, Any views/advice on the below - took my type 1 diabetic daughter (5 yrs old) out for a treat meal yesterday and allowed her to choose her own food (big treat) Anyway 1 x milkshake , 1 x chips , 1 x piece plain chicken , 1 x fudge sundae estimated carb 120g = 12 units novarapid (BG...

Hello Everyone, Interested in peoples view on BG testing for types 1’s especially kids. Consultant stated that we need to reduce testing , and I am open to any improvements so will consider the idea. At present we probably test around 7-8 times a days , maybe more if our daughter shows signs of...

Hello All insulin users, We have just injected our 5 yr old child with 50% to much basal 7.5 units levermir rather than 4.5 (this is the dose for 24hr) Anyone give me a clue on how much additional food I am going to need to give her over the next 24hrs ? Will it vary (so just react to the...

Hello All, What causes the body to release glucagon ? Is it low BG or very small amounts of insulin in the blood ? if a type 1 diabetic has a BG of 2.0 but just injected novaparid would glucagon be released or would the high level of insulin stop the glucagon release equally if BG 20 but no...

Hello All, I have seen a large number of people recommend a low carb diet for both type 1 and 2 diabetes on this site . I am assuming that a low carb diet indicates a high protein diet (fat can’t be the best option) Is there any evidence or detail on the outcome especially relating to type 1...

Would it make sense to set up a new topic header named “Contentious issues” Anyone wishing to post but knowing that the view , question etc may be a little controversial can ensure that forum users who wish to stick to standard topics are not offended/upset new users would also see that...

How low can your BG get to and still be able to function ? Our little girl aged 5 tests her own BG before morning snack at school and came home with a 0.9 reading yesterday I found it hard to believe it is accurate However the two previous days she was 3.5 then 3.1 so we have changed her...

How do people react to potential DKA ? If BG over 16 what level of keytones in blood would people try to self treat until ? Most literature states 1.5 is the point to call the hospital is this a little over cautious. Also even if too sick to eat do people inject novarapid on a sliding scale...

Hello All, Any views on dealing with type 1 in children (under 10’s) as there are so many factors to consider at every meal/BG test time/snack time such as current reading , time to next insulin dose , GI of meal (will it be eaten),prior activity levels , expected activity level , BG trends in...

if on MDI your background is at the correct level and you eat a bedtime snack of around 30g carb after the last novarapid has worn off would you expect you BG (which were 6 before the snack and have rised to around 15 1hour after the snack) to remain high all night or would the background...

Anyone had any experience of widely varying readings on the same meter ? Test 1 was 1.9 retest 1 minute later is 3.6 I understood a variance of 20% may exist , but the above seems a huge variance any advice ?

A quick question on nightime (i.e asleep) bg levels , if people tested themselves or you are testing someone else at what level would you wake them to give fast acting drink/food etc ? Would you assume all OK if above 4 or would you wake even if above 4 but say below 5 just in case Just wanted...