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Yeas he had periodic blood tests as you mentioned. His bloods are very low, he has lower back pain, loss of appetite and is asleep most of the time as he's so exhausted.

My stepsons cortisol levels are apparently very low in the morning then increase a bit as the day goes on. The consultant is a bit puzzled by this and is seeking advise.

We have had an utter nightmare controlling my step sons type 1. It turns out he has extremely low cortisol levels. The hospital ran tests on him today and said if it stayed below 500, he would have to go on steroids for the rest of his life. Well it the levels rose during the day to 535. So now...

His blood sugar within last hour was 27. His levels have been around this all day. His correction is 1:4 and changed ratio to 1:7. Ketones are 0.5 at present. His last correction was at 6.30pm and at 9pm hid bloods were 27. Basically he woke up this morning with bloods of 18 had 3 shots of...

He's on Novorapid. He does carb count and he's taken the correct doses. His ratio is 1:7.

We haven't changed insulin yet. He's on Novorapid. His ratio is 1:7. So have been taking doses according to levels and carbs. His ketones have been 1.5 or below in past 2 weeks and care now 0.5. He's not been too unwell. Is suffering from ear problems. He's 15.

Hi. My stepsons blood sugar levels have risen to between 20 and 30. We don't seem to be able to get them down, even after taking corrections. Should he take even bigger doses? His pen only goes up to 30 units, so he is facing taking 2 separate injections at a time. Any advice would be great.