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    help urgent advice ambulance or not

    son hi bm, ketones, abdo pain had sleepover last night, home this morning obvious ketones, big correction on novo - i said try 4 units (sick day amount) he gave 14. 2 hours later still hi - ketones gone from 3.6 2 hours ago to 4.6 now. no car husband due home in an hour shall i wait or call an...
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    dka admission and some other hospital questions

    Son (14) got admitted on Tuesday morning with dka - not great with eating right, injecting right etc Any way This lunchtime he is off fluids and insulin iv Consultant says she wants him in until at least friday so she can work out what insulin he should be on. Son has other problems which...
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    any 'sweets' etc without maltitol etc?

    I bought some Sula for son thinking - oh great - sugar free sweets - errr found out later they do have carbs, and after a bit of investigation i realise now the 'sugar alchohols' dont mean 'sugar or carb free' for the purposes of blood sugar spiking etc My question is = what sweet things...
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    moving to mdi quesiton about food and doses

    Hi - first of all can i ask for no judgy comments just simple advice? About my son, terrible control, but going onto mdi to try and improve things. Just come back from dietician appt re carbs etc but still have a couple of questions. Son age 13 been on 2 injections a day since diagnosed 2...
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    bit fed up..

    Son had clinic appt today and has hba1c of 14... Aged 13, difficult child generally, does inject and give correction doses, but often doesnt do bm, and therefore doesnt necc know what he is. Very dont care attitude to school, family, and diabetes. Doesnt want to be helped. I am fed up...
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    thinking of pumping (warning long post!)

    Hi - long background info as its my first post - sorry!! My daughter (16, diabetic since 15 months) is thinking of going on a pump to help her blood sugar levels. She has had high hba1c levels for ages. Yesterday in clinic it was the highest at 14 :roll: She has been on multiple daily...