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    Late afternoon rising bgls - when does the Levemir run out?

    Re: Late afternoon rising bgls - when does the Levemir run o NOOOOOOOOOOO! He'd explode! Individual portions only but he could always develop his expertise in this area!
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    Late afternoon rising bgls - when does the Levemir run out?

    Re: Late afternoon rising bgls - when does the Levemir run o Oh happy day - thank you thank you thank you - someone other than us gets bgls in the teens!! I am almost in tears here, with joy and relief. We only know of 2 children with diabetes - both age 7 and pumpers at the school where I...
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    Late afternoon rising bgls - when does the Levemir run out?

    Re: Late afternoon rising bgls - when does the Levemir run o Thanks for that - I'll have a read. I do however know the answer to the 12 year old boy and the sugar-free jelly question! It depends on the flavour - 6 watermelon or 5 blueberry apparantly, straight from the fridge of course :lol:
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    Late afternoon rising bgls - when does the Levemir run out?

    I don't quite know what to try next! 12 year old son's (diagnosed 2.5 years ago) hba1cs have not been so good - 7.4, 7.7, 8.4, 8.1. So we have swapped from Lantus once a day to Levemir twice a day as his basal (with Novorapid as his bolus). This was to solve 3 problem areas 1) we were having to...
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    I realy need some help with type 1 teenage daughter.

    Wise words - I think I have many more worries over my son's diabetes than he does. I will try to hold my tongue...I will try to hold my tongue...I will try to hold my tongue.... :? We are seing CAMHS just now over another long standing behaviour issue but they (therapists) always try to steer...
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    Type 1 children and their accomplishments

    My beautiful, irritating, darling Thomas scored 100% in his end of unit French exam and will represent the school running 800m tomorrow. He's got the brains and the brawn! And his teachers at school have no idea how much he has to cope with to achieve both of those things...There are currently 5...
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    is snacking causing high levels?

    Hi! 2 things about late afternoon snacking.... My 12 year old desperately needs to eat after school. His bgl is very variable at this time. He tests on the bus and may be hypo, may be borderline needing a small snack (cereal bar) or may be rampantly high. He is so good at managing his...
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    Kit bags for teenagers

    My 12 year old son has been through several variations of the kitbag since diagnosis 2 + years ago Since he transferred to secondary school we have settled on using pencil cases. They are not too embarrassing to be seen with as all school kids use them. They can be bought in a whole heap of...