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My 9 yr old has just taken 5 units of act rapid, instead of his levemir. His bm was 8.5, which is average for bedtime and at this level still needs a bedtime snack. His sensitivity ration is 1u:3mmol, which means 5 units should bring his bm down by 15mmol, which is obviously disasterous. For...

Hi, not been around for a long time,but I hope some of you may be able to give me some practical advice? My son was diagnosed type 1 in June, just before his 9th birthday. He has been managing very well, highlighted by his first post diagnoses of 7.3 (baseline was 13.something), so good drop in...

Some of you may remember me, probably mostly from a negative point of view as I think I was deemed pretty much a pain in the ass and was mostly told to pull my socks up, though also recieved much help and support from many. I am now 9 months into an inpatient stay for my eating disorder and...

I have it deep in the back of my head tat massage sould be avoided if ketotic. Unfortunately, tis thought came too late. Can anyone confirm please?

Not posted in a while. As you all know, my control is not good, and we have been there before, so this post is not about the whys and whats of that, and am getting apropriate help. But, my sugars run extremely high, but I seem to have stopped producing ketones a lot of the time. I can have in...

What would be the possible cause for blood sugar not rising in conjuction with eating a lot and not bolusing?

Over the years I have has regularly suffered with bad stomach, at one point the bouts were very frequent but stool sampling did not show infection as the cause and I was basically told it is one of those things. The first time I really suffered was after my first miscarriage just over 10 yrs...

Had my pump for 3 1/2 years and this has not hpened before! I decided to change my pump a bit early, cos the site was painful, but assumed it was because it was positioned under the waistline of my jeans! Took the line out and it instant oozed a lot of green pus. (ewww) the area that was under...

I was diagnosed with this on Saturday. I had been to the Dr and given antibiotics on Thursday, after my current cough/cold started to feel more chesty and I passed out on Wednesday evening (that was hugely embaressing as I was at the filming for TOTP at the time and they stopped the musc for...

You would think, wouldn't you? Yesterday, I was at a hospital (far from home), only to find on arrival, my pump has malfunctioned. I try changing battery, twice, still not working. It has a status screen, but is not delivering any basal or bolus. I do not know at what point it stopped...

I have had my pump for 4 years and today, my line snapped. Never had this before and after last week, definitely didn't need it today. I Han't realised and I got very ill, very quick, it even scared me. I have only just stopped hovering over the 999 button. I have been so sick I have burnt...