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Can any parents of teenage T1s give me some guidance on how best to handle the issue of teenage ****-ups? I am worried about the possible implications of my son drinking in the company of an group of mates who are pretty much incapacitated. He is realy quite sensible and I don't think he would...

No expert, but I know that my son's readings are sometimes good and sometimes bad and there often doesn't seem to be any reason for it. Could be those teenage hormones playing havoc.

Stoney, I hope James has chilled out now. I will try to remember to raise this at parent's evening, although I might forget as my brain is like a sieve at the moment. I am sure there will be ways of making provision for potential hypos etc, but just need to clarify what needs to be done and who...

I am hoping for an answer to this as well as I am in exactly the same situation with a T1 son in year 10. I am virtually 100% sure that there is provision for T1 to leave the exam room to deal with a hypo and then return once sorted. Whether there is an extra time allowance for this I have no...

My son opened a new box of strips a couple of days ago and found a black chip with the same note. Should make life a bit simpler :D

Hi devera and welcome to the forum. There are lots of parent on here in similar situations to yours and I am sure they will be more than willing to share their experiences and advice with you. I know how you feel! My son was diagnosed about three years ago (although a lot older than your son)...

Agree - our DSN said to write down the diabetic parent's day from hell on the form. Get middle rate for my 14 year old. No trouble with it at all thankfully. Luckily the day from hell hasn't happened yet :wink:

Re: Chronic Sinussitus My OH is prone to Chronic sinusitus after being butted in the face by an angry ram - it seems to have re-arranged the sinus drainage system. He was on painkillers but has also been given a steroid nasal spray to take down the inflammation. His sense of smell is...

My son is type 1 and luckily, as we already had good eating habits we haven't had to make too many changes in order to accomodate his needs. I would take up your point about the father sitting in front of the child eating sweet things - this really isn't setting a very good example, and is not...

My son uses glucose tablets and finds a couple of those usually does the trick. They are easy to keep in his trouser pocket at all times, so if he off round the farm or something, he has always got his hypo stuff with him. Slower carbs are usually a biscuit or a cereal bar. Yes, they do get...

Not much help, but ask for two so you have a spare.

My son finds pizza difficult too, but still eats it! It seems to be very slow for the carbs to cross over to his BS so if he does his injection with his dinner, he will often go low within an hour or so - guessing that the high fat content is delaying the sugar uptake. If he then takes some...

Last weekend my lad (T1 since Feb 2009) was playing his fiddle in an evening concert. Before he ate, BS was normal and he did an onjection to cover his grub. Then he did the performance and on the way home was flying - all pumped up after the performance. Did his pre bedtime test and it was...

My son was diagnosed at about the same age and I can say, hand on heart, that the thing that makes the biggest difference is not to make a big issue of it. I am sure that you will be advised to try and develop good eating habits, fixed meal times and no snacking (unless BG levels dictate...

He does his Lantus at the same time as his evening meal novorapid. Not split

My son's sugars are rather high in the mornings at the moment. He normally has his evening meal around 7pm and does a test just before he goes to sleep about 10pm. Usually his bedtime test is about 8 - 9mmol. Tests on waking have recently been around 12mmol, but were 16mmol this morning. Is...

Chell, What you are feeling and going through is 100% normal. My son was diagnosed age 11 and for quite a while was very touchy and grumpy. He has done all his injections from Day 1 and cottoned on to to theory of how to manage his diabetes really quickly. What was harder was the anger ie why...

My son has recently changed to 4mm needles. He is supposed to be avoiding using his tummy as has gone a bit lumpy - at least the DN says so but I think it is just podginess! Big advantage though - he has discovered they are short enough to inject into the arm with out pinching up so he is able...

We do sort of carb count, but I find it really hard as all our food is home made and recipes, particularly for savoury stuff tend to depend on what I have to hand. So I just estimate, ie this dinner has only got spud in it, so not too bad. This one has got spud and pastry and a roll aswell, so...

My son is rapidly approaching puberty - now 13.5. In the last coouple of weeks his levels have gone from being stable and well controlled, to being a roller coaster, seemingly no sense to his readings. They seem to be totally unpredictable and not related to his meals or his dose rates. I...