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    Advice please

    Hiah, our son is 12 years old and was diagnosed end of Feb this year. He is trying to overcome his fear of needles and at present is on mdi, and doesn't want a pump[emoji20]. He has dyspraxia and found doing his blood sugars very difficult and could prick his finger 5 plus times to get one...
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    Type 1 Help with dexcom please

    Just replaced our sensor for dexcom g5 and it shows a timer ? Won't activate at all? Tried to contact dexcom but not open until tommorrow [emoji15]... any ideas? I have uninstalled and reloaded app..
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    Type 1 Corrections

    Hi everyone, just wondering how long after eating would you consider doing a correction? Our son always seems to spike after noodles [emoji849]
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    Help

    Hi, really need some advice from parents of type 1 children please[emoji15], Our 11 year old was diagnosed end of February, and has now decided he doesn't want to eat... he thinks if he doesn't eat, he won't have to inject himself with insulin☹️. I'm trying not to make it a big deal, and...
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    Type 1 Using libre for type 1 diabetes

    Hiah, after two close calls in school our dsn has suggested we trial the libre. We will also be doing finger prick tests at meal times as we carb count. I was just wondering, do any of you only use the libre? Don't misunderstand, we are still very new to this and will also do finger prick tests...
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    Type 1 Advice please

    Hiah, this is our first time posting on here... our son was diagnosed type 1 diabetic 6 weeks ago. He also has dyspraxia and is finding monitoring his sugars difficult without assistance. What do people think of the freestyle libre? As we think this might be easier for him to manage...
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