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    Kidney damage after 2 years of DM1?worried mother

    Hi everybody, The last have been full of fear and dread for us. The latest diabetes check up showed high levels of albumines and proteins in the urine. My son was diagnosed in 2017 and we have managed quite well, his HbA1c tests were in 5-5,9% range, only the last one from September is 6,4%. He...
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    Question about sudden bg rise

    Hi everybody Last night 2 hours after dinner my son (12) had a bg of 20.We've done everything as usual, the same amount of carbs and humalog dose so this came as quite a shock.After the correction it fell to 7.7 and stayed there until the morning. Otherwise he's very well contolled and never...
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    Genteel lancing device

    Hi all Has anybody tried this lancing device? What do you think? They say its painless and blood can be taken from any part of the body. http://diabetika.es/en/lancind-devices-lancets/270-genteel-lancing-device.html
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    Glucagone

    Hi everyone I have a question about glucagone.As we are still new to T1D (3.5 months), I was wondering what is the recommended practice when it comes to taking the glucagone kit with you? My son just started a day camp and he has a glucagone stored in the fridge in the camp premises but they...
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    Have you ever tried to "fix" it

    Hi everybody I was just wandering how many of you guys have tried to "fix" t1d and search for the "holly grail" when first diagnosed? I couldn't help but wonder whether there is indeed something we can do in the honeymoon period, when pancreas slightly recovers and starts working again, to...
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    reactions of people

    Hi guys I was wondering how do the reactions of other peope affect you, when you first tell them that your child has T1D? It seems to have a rather strong effect on me these days. There are 2 types of reactions, the first one is "it is not such a big deal, these days diabetes it is totally...
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    coping will it get better?

    Hi everyone I am new to this forum as our diabetes story is just 8 weeks old. My 10 year old son was diagnosed quickly after couple of days that I was noticing he was drinking a lot more and going to the bathroom 6 times per night. After the initial shock, he took it as a fact and from day one...