Search Results

Hi, I am just wondering if it is safe to take my 3 year old (type 1 diabetic) DD to softplay today - she has been running high on her blood sugars all day and I thought it might bring them down. But I feel like I've read somewhere that she shouldn't exercise with high blood sugar - can anyone...

Hi, just wanted to share I have ordered a carb counting book and have bought some Nutriscales and started to keep track of what my DD eats (she is 3 and is Type 1) - plus what she's been doing (in general, eg sitting still or running round!) and what her blood sugar readings are... This is all...

Hi, I have a 3 year old daughter with Type 1 diabetes. Our consultant has just retired and the new one is very "into" pumps. She has suggested informally to our diabetic nurse that my daughter would be a good candidate for a pump. I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on how difficult or...

Hi, Just been to diabetic clinic with my 3 year old. Her long-range blood sugars (is that the HBA1C thing?) was 8.4 today, down from 9.something last time. Is that OK? She was diagnosed 6 months ago and it's hard work keeping her under control but the consultant seems happy with how we're...

We went to my husband's work colleague's BBQ yesterday and there was a man there, type 1 diabetic since being age 10, now age 23. My husband had already told me that this man drinks coke (full sugar) all day and eats anything (cakes etc). Now this man told me yesterday that the only insulin he...

Hi, Our consultant is retiring and the new one we are getting is very into carb-counting. My DD is only 3 and has mixtard30 in the morning, lantus at night, and occasional novorapid at teatime - but when she gets older I am told she will go onto 4 injections a day (or maybe a pump) so I will...

Hi, Just wondered if people have tried baking with Splenda? The website has loads of recipes on, but most seem to be for adults (sophisticated desserts etc), whereas I just bake with my 3 year old. We have tried choc chip cookies (put in a lot less choc chips than it suggested, but enough to...