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Is it safe for a type 1 diabetic to take multi vitamins. My son was going to buy some yesterday but the box says they matabolize carbohydrates. Does any one know what this means? will they affect his insulin or make his blood sugar too low. ps sorry about spelling?

My son is going to Amsterdam this year, it's the first time he's flown since becoming diabetic. Will he need to take a doctors letter or anything else to prove he's a diabetic to the airport with him?

Hi my son is 20 years old and a type 1 diabetic. We had an emergency hospital appointment yesterday as his blood sugars keep going too high. my question is what should his blood sugar be before going to sleep at night? his was 4 last night , so he ate a snack pot b4 sleeping and when he woke up...

Thank you for replies we have upped his dose of insulin, blood sugar was 9, had 38 units of insulin and half hour later his blood sugar was over 11. Now he's had 2 units of fast acting and its gone down to 7. I have opened a new box of insulin and thrown the other 1 away even though it was in date.

Hi my son is age 20 and has been a diabetic since the age of 6. He is using Humalog mix 25 insulin. He injects this twice a day and is currently on 38 or 39 units each time. Lately this doesn't seem to knock his blood suger levels down properly. He also uses fast acting insulin as well when...