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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...

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...

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

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

My daughter has started her first day eating what she wants with this new basal bolus regime...god..and now we are at double figures. 10u of lantus given this morning 5 units of novorapid given at breakfast and lunch and sugars still climbing...im sweating here last bsl before lunch was 22mmol...

Hey everyone Im rarely one to stand up and have a say but today i think i need to...let me know if you agree... Well im a mum of a 19yr old with autism and both of us have been newly brought into the t1 world with her diagnosis 3mths ago. My daughter is non verbal with an intellectual disabilty...

Hi everyone Tomorrow i have an appt with the dietican and diabetes nurse on how to manage my daughters new basal bolus regime. What are some important questions do you think i need to ask to ensure i understand what is being told to me ？ I feel so stressed with all of this my mind is struggling...

Hi everyone... my 19yr old was diagnosed t1 3mths ago...the specialist put her on novomix 30/70 assuming that 2 injections would be best given her diabilities. I really wasnt consulted at the time and we were sent home to stringently carb count and hope for the best. Im 3 months into this...

hi again im full of questions today.. i give my daughter novomix 30/70 and she is currently menstrating. I began checking her bsl an hr after bfast as after breakfast she was wanting to sleep. Noticed spikes..an hr after then decline by 2 an hr after that... Is that what happens？ Her tiredness...

Hi could someone shed some light on novomix 30/70 please. My daughter 19 autism diagnosed t1 3mths ago has been commenced on this insulin twice daily. What ive observed with it is in order to keep her sugar levels stable strict carb counting is required...which is what im doing a hard task...

Hi hoping someone can shed some light on this. My daughter 19 autism non verbal is on novomix bd for lifestyle purposes. Diagnosed t1 round about 8weeks ago. I carb count and shes been having recently some significant readings differences at night and now during the day. Her bsl need to be a...

I read a lot on here reluctant to post tbh but today im feeling bad. So many of you are courageous in your posts and for a bit as i read them it makes me not feel so alone in this unknown journey. My situation is probably a little different to others in that my daughter is non verbal has autism...

grrrr ...talk about rollercoaster riding. My daughter 19 t1 autism non verbal is on novomix bd for lifestyle purposes. 28u in am 9u pm currently. As she is not able to realise hypos and hypers meticulous bsl measuring is a must. Her specialist has said “normal levels 4-8” mmols are too risky for...

grrrr ...talk about rollercoaster riding. My daughter 19 t1 autism non verbal is on novomix bd for lifestyle purposes. 28u in am 9u pm currently. As she is not able to realise hypos and hypers meticulous bsl measuring is a must. Her specialist has said “normal levels 4-8” mmols are too risky for...

My daughter is t1 19yrs old non verbal with autism. I am noticing that as her blood sugars are trending lower she seems unwell..yawning no energy...very unusual for her and just generally flat in mood. As i rely on my observation skills only to assess her it can get quite hard to know what maybe...

Could someone please shed some light on my situation？ Im a Mum of a t1 19yr old nonverbal autistic girl. Trying to get these sugars right. Ok shes on novomix 30 twice daily for lifestyle purposes and so far we had been travelling along ok up until now. Doses are 32u in am 10u pm. I had been...

My daughter is non verbal and has Autism. My only solid mechanism is to check her bs quite regugarly as she is t1 6 weeks in and im a nervous wreck!!! Her endocronologist said her sugars should be between 8-10mmol given her disability and non ability to recognize hypo and hyper symptoms. Im...

Hi everyone i am a parent of a 19yr old beautiful non verbal girl who has autism. She was diagnosed t1 round 6 weeks ago and is on twice daily novomix injections. Its been tough for me more so... Shes an angel in that she willingly takes her insulin and gives her hand for numerous bsl tests...