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Hello Everyone, Just looking to see if anyone has any tips on reducing the amount of carb in everyday meals Without making huge changes to the range of foods eaten. This is in an effort to slightly reduce my 6 yr old T1. Daughters carb intake. For example : Cut the crusts off sandwiches = 33%...

Hello Jen, You are correct a lot of the improvement in BG will be due to less error in the amount of insulin needed. However I know certain foods are always going to cause BG peaks at 2-3 hours. I hope to replace the issue foods (tend to be high GI carb) with lower carb alternatives. For...

So I am clear I think this thread has agreed that : 1. Lower carb intake = less BG issues , due to lower insulin requirement 2. Everyone has a different level of carb intake they can attain good BG control on 3. It is up to the individual to find this level 4. For some people protein based...

Hello Russ, I am confused by your post , does it relate to this thread ? Also if you are going to moderate threads including my posts could you use langauge I can undestand please - epithets ????? no idea what you are referring too By the way anyone had any BG issues with muscles (from the...

Hello Everyone, thanks for all the posts relating to controlling carb and impact on children , i think this thread has taken on a very positive manner. A type one child whether you call it an intolerance or lack of ability to process is going to have a harder time controlling there BG if large...

I will and do consultant the diabetes care team Question remains though is a child between age of 4-8 weighting say 18-25kg and eating a balanced diet with 100g carb actually LOW-CARBING ?

we have and any food diaries have been deemed fine What good are calories anyway if your BG is 15 ? the food you have consumed is surely causing you damage and not giving you energy ?

All different foods have there place in a varied diet So McDonalds etc should be allowed as a treat If i know I am using insulin as effectivley as possible is there an issue with my daughter consuming 100g carb per day and achieving good BG control vs consuming 160g and having erratic BG...

we did a fasting test (4g carb and .2unit insulin) for breakfast and BG was flat all day so I think the basals are correct , I am coming to the conclusion that even with the best effort possible higher GI foods need to be a rare treat - convincing a child is tricky though

Thanks Nigel - now feeling suitably admonished I exit the building however no nearer solving the conundrum of rice krispies and BG 15 vs a fry and BG 6. Oh well .....

Out of interest Nigel which is the issue the insulin or the food ? You stated my daughters insulin routine is amiss , but then stated an adult should not eat the high GI foods. this seems to be contradictory. Weighing up the postivies/negativies of every food is a decision parents of type 1...

Nigel, Why is the insulin to blame ? Surely if high GI carb foods cause peaks after 3 hrs whilst high protein/fat foods do not It is the food that is at issue not the insulin. If your BG return to there initial starting point 6 hours after eating I would have thought the insulin dose is...

Nigel, Working with the consultant/dietician is obviously very important but in caring for a diabetic child you do sometimes need to make your own decisions based on the information available. So the question is , my child wakes with BG of 6.0 in the morning and would like some breakfast Do I...

Hello Everyone, Question when using the pump for a meal bolus and the you have had a reading below your range in the last 15 minutes. Would you use the wizard and enter the low BG i.e 3.0 and let the wizard reduce your meal dose , even though you have taken some fast acting carb and your BG is...

Hi Jen, As a non-diabetic (parent of type 1) I have experimented with eating less than 50g carb everyday for the last 10 months . Tested my ketones on about 6 occasions , average 0.2 - 0.4 , once hit 1.1 So low levels to be honest , with my normal BG - no issues and I would imagine even with...

Our method for our 6 yr old would be to inject before dinner with enough to cover the meal plus a small treat/pudding for afters. this allows flexibility So if she wants more dinner then less pudding/treat if less dinner eaten a bit more pudding/treat (pudding/treat would include fruit) if less...

keeping her readings stable is obviously important but it will take a good few days or more to start to get a pattern a reading of 18 is not ideal but for tonight at least you have peace of mind that she will almost certainly not go below 4 and have a hypo so try to get a good nights rest , the...

Hi - first thing to say it does get easier Our daughter was diagnosed around 2 years ago having jut turned 4 years old it seems a huge amount to take in at first and so much responsibility with blood tests and injections but it will gradually become a lot easier blood glucose levels wil vary...

oh dear it looks like the info on the packet is incorrect i have a feeling they have put the 45g serving size info info the 100g column and then divided the 100g into a serving size the packet states 45g portion contain 7.65g carb

Hello All, Question on bread Here in Ireland a brand called Ormo is available (see link) yourormo.com/dsp_productcategoryDetails.cfm/pageExt/ormoproduct/PCK/3 It is a type of buttermilk/Sodabread , the nutrition info states 17g carb per 100g This seems very low as bread is normally around 50g...