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Hi you lovely lot, I'm just wondering what people use on their skin before putting on a CGM? My lo has really sensitive skin and came out in a bit of a rash? TIA [emoji16]

Hi guys, This is our first summer pumping and I was wondering what you lot do when it's time to get the paddling pool out? My LO is 2 1/2 so will be in and out most of the day. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks x

My LO is due to get her pump tomorrow morning and I'm sooo excited!! I was just wondering if I have everything packed I need. Glucose monitors Pump Canulars Insulin Reservoir Insulin pen Test strips(both) Inserter Is that really all we need??!!! Thanks guys x

Hi guys! My daughter has just been given the go ahead for her pump (medtronic 640) and I was wondering if I should buy a book to help out and which one I should get? We still have to do all our training yet but I really want to get a good understanding of it all as soon as possible! Thanks in...

Hey guys my 2 year old daughter is having her trial with a pump at the minute. But I'm unsure of the best way to send her to bed with it attached?! She's wore a pump bag during the day no problem, but I'm not sure how other people sleep with their pumps? She slept last night in her pump bag but...

Hi all, Been having a few rough weeks and it's just getting a little too much to cope with. Does anyone else get to this stage? No matter what I seem to do I can't get my LO sugars right. We're not long out of hospital after high ketones/ low sugars, suspected viral ear infection, she wasn't...

The dreaded asda shop tomorrow, which means McDonalds after. My daughter always seems to spike afterwards, never tried splitting doses before but I think I'll give it a go tomorrow. Anyone done this for McDonalds before??!! Does it work??!! Thanks guys.

Hi all need a bit of advice my daughter seems to be going really high during the night. Her sugars are usually great when I put her to bed but when I check her at 10pm she's shot right up??!!! Should I increase her basal? I'm not too sure what to do we're only 8 weeks new to all this. I've...

Hi everyone I was just wondering if anyone lived near Derby with a child similar age? Would love my little girl to have a friend in the same boat as her as she's starting to act up with injections. Just what her to see that it's something other children do too!!

Hi all my 2 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 about 6 weeks ago now. She's being so understanding of it all but I would love her to meet other toddlers/children who inject! Just so she can see that it's something others do too!! We're from Derby. Let us know!! [emoji2]

Hi all I have a recently diagnosed type 1 two year old. She's got a really upset stomach at the moment and her sugars are anything between 2.7 and 23!! Can anyone suggest anything that I could do to help her sugars get a bit more settled? Tried her with 'plain' foods but they didn't go down well...