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Hi Debbie, and welcome! My son was diagnosed as type 1 at the age of 14 - he is almost 19 now ... and we are still learning how to get good control together. It is a massive learning curve, and I can hoestly say that this forum has really opened our eyes and given us loads of new ideas about how...

Hi Angelc, Aj - who is now 18, used to be very self conscious about injecting in public. He has now learnt that no one takes any notice at all. Most people (even those sitting at the same table) would never know what you were doing. It isnt any thing to be ashamed or concerned about. Believe me...

Hi K, give your diebetic nurse or dietician a call and discuss this with them. They will probably suggest that it is a good idea to reduce your basal if you are going to be working out - but this could cause you some problems if you do reduce and then for some reason miss the work out. Plus they...

Aj gained a lot of weight when he was put on lantus - every appointment we said how concerned we were about it - but the consultant was adamant that we just stick with it. Then - the consultant declared that AJ was insulin resistant - (due to his weight )and prescribed Metformin as a 'magic'...

Hi K, although more carbs may be necessary for the energy side of things, protein is the muscle builder - if you are working with a personal trainer you would need to slightly change your programme to take it from strength to more muscle building - this would involve more muscle focus exercises...

AJ's Lantus was reduced a week ago by his diabetic dietician. Her reasons for doing this was because he was going to sleep at 9, and then having 2 or 3 hypos in the night. She said that the key to knowing if your basal insulin is right is to look at the before bed reading and the waking reading...

Oooooh thats really interesting. Can I ask why you have decided on a pump? Do you exercise much? and if you do, do you hypo? And did your consultant suggest the pump? Or was it something that you looked into and decided may be a better option for you? Sorry for all the questions! :wink: Now you...

Thank you! Us mums can be very embarrassing :oops: - but we all care really! (and trust me I have given AJ his fair share of embarrassment over the years!!) Before we see the consultant we have a discussion and he sets out the ground rules about how much I am allowed to speak my mind :) The...

I Have asked about a pump before - AJ was really up for trying one as our clinic had a trial going when he was first diagnosed and there was a lot of talk about the positive benefits of it ...... but now his new consultant is totally against pumps and wont even entertain a discussion about them...

Thank you so much for your replies. I have looked at the links which are really helpful. I am annoyed at the same time, as soon as AJ was given Lantus he started to put on weight. I kept telling the consultant that I was concerned about this - his reply was that his HB1c was falling and that was...

Please can anyone shed any light on what my sons consultant keeps saying to him. He was diagnosed as type 1 at the age of 14. After changing medication and being placed on lantus his weight increased significantly (the dietician has now told us it was because his lantus was way too high and he...

We travel on planes very regulary - always carry everything in our hand luggage, along with a letter from the hospital and a copy of the prescription. Just after 9/11 we flew to new york. Even though everyone on the plane was body searched, shoes removed etc - the contents of our diabetic kit...