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hey kite i did phone my dsn and she mentioned hormones as the likely culprit. im still reducing and am now down to 14u am 4 u nocte but still experiencing significant night time drops. She has her endo appt in two weeks definately will bring it up then. shame i havent heard from anyone else on...

My daughter 19 t1 is on levimer twice daily. We were going fine on 15 am and 10 pm until hormones kicked in （i think）and she began dropping during the night up to 8 points. So with me adjusting pm basal to avoid these huge drops im now administering 15 am and 5 pm ....night time she is still...

Hi im a mum of a special needs non verbal type 1 beautiful girl. She has only been diagnosed 8mths ago and has not been unwell other than the diabetic stuff. But her carer is off today with possible stomach bug and i would like to ask for help on how best to manage vomiting and diarohea as a...

cheers guys have my appt next week .I will let you know how o go ...x

Hey everyone My diabetic nurse has given me contact details of two companies that sell cgm monitors. First brand is dexcom g5 Second is medtronic guardian connect. Could anyone give me some insight on which may be better and why？I have researched a little on them both however my best bet i feel...

so you HAVE the determination @ nokind of susie..nice to hear you say it in your post....“but if you let it stop you from doing stuff like this then you have really lost the fight” Great advice ....hoping very much that you adhere to that quote too...x

oh my very interesting and hugely informative....x ty

pardon me it says due to the counter regulatory response.....now whats that ？？

Hey everyone Busy doing the BERTIE online course and just read the if you have a hypo the risks of having another increase in a 24hr time frame？？ ...Why is that？ Bertie makes no mention of why it is just that the risk is higher.....thoughts anyone？？？ cheers Rox

awesome news ....x

hey nice to hear your daughter is a little more settled.. I was thinking about the whole process of what your daughter may perceive just before the injection happens..maybe bad thoughts You obviously know her the best ...so maybe a happy positive social story about the injection itself how it...

hey probably very wise...at least your mind will be at ease knowing youre doing everything right if someone experienced is observing you...shes only 2 and thats a challenge in itself... wondering why they didnt go through this with you before you came home with her...would have saved a lot of...

hi stewpid ...just from my experiences my daughter is a type 1 diabetic and on setraline 100mg .. Was the one of the first things i checked if the drug would impact on her levels ...i was told no and to continue taking the perscribed dose...good luck

hi absni yes those feelings of injecting your daughter resonate well with me and i was a trained nurse for 15yrs who gave injections everyday. Seems different when its your own though. Can i ask why you inject in her thigh and not her tummy？ I know both sites are fine but the abdomen seems to...

as for the novorapid i give it straight before she eats...before meals... That drop was after a high fat meal with no noticable spikes in her sugars...i test her regularly as she is non verbal.. Thankyou for taking the time to reply . orders from diabetic nurse is to increase 2 units again in...

thanks J ...no not confused just frustrated more like it...**** hard watching your daughter zone out when her sugars are in the 20s for a while ...a pretty helpless feeling...

Hi My 19yr old daughter autism non verbal has newly commenced on a basal bolus regime for the last week. Lantus/novorapid. Ok so i.totally understand that i need to be patient and tinker with dosing which is what is happening with both insulins ..but can anyone tell me... Ive read and heard on...

hi all im just in the process of converting my daughters regime to basal bolus. Interested to hear from anyone who has some info on how to calculate insulin to carb ratios. My hospital sticks to the 500 rule but ive read there are other methods？？？ Any advise appreciated... cheers Rox

thanks so much...x

leahkian im always scouring and reading and checking stuff out . I totally understand your point. Its the largest tertiary hospital in my state...well resourced but with flaws...im soldiering steadily...trying to jump each hoop without tripping and breaking my leg lol.....x