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Hello , what is the best user friendly insulin calculator that people use? As we have the dexcom my sons loving not having to prick at all . We have a basic one but it doesn’t dose in half increments so we have to round down or up . We have been doing it fine but it would take the maths out...

We are trailing the G6 atm . The first sensor worked perfectly for 4 days , kept losing signal on the 5th then stopped altogether on the 6th. Replaced it with new sensor this morn different site obvs ... and yet again it’s dropping signal every 2 mins . So frustrating as they really are silly...

Hello all , my Type1 son is currently trialing the Libre which has been performing excellently for him . I’d really like to get him more sensors but due to the Abbott website high demands on them they are no longer selling to new customers. Well for the time being anyway . As you all know they...

Hello all , I have emailed my nurse regarding this so hopefully she will get back to me Monday . After his diagnosis beginning of March he had been doing really great but for the last week and a bit he keep having really high levels. Some even 16mmol . I have adjusted his carb ratios on machine...

Bless my newly diagnosed son is really struggling with eating his breakfast . He loves to sleep and I wake him each day in order to get up and had his breakfast on time . He’s usually not ready to eat but because of school and needing to get ready he has to have it upon waking . I’ve said how...

Hello all , my son does P.E twice a week , he is getting on ok with it since his diagnosis ... I just wanted some ideas on more healthy carbs for him to have prior during and potentially after . He’s been having cereal bars and similar but if he’s having 3 per session of p.e it seems a bit...

Hello all , I’m wanting to find out how to go about getting / purchasing my son the FreeStyle Libre monitor and sensor (s) . I have looked into how they work etc and my son is looking very positive about it given it will give him a far easier time with all the sports he does and also at this...

Hello all , we are having the first big bbq of the year tomorrow .. my newly diagnosed boy loves bbqs . He’s a massive meat lover . Now I’m just wondering ... I know most un processed meats are carb free , we tend to marinade fresh meats in sauces / seasonings . If he “grazes” On the powder...

Hello just trying my luck to find out how many carbs approximately are in a chip shop saveloy ... online it’s saying all sorts so I thought whom better to ask than you guys [emoji16][emoji16][emoji16] Wanting to treat my boy to a chippy for his tea . TIA x

Hello all , we are newly diagnosed. I have been packing my son a assortment of berries , not strawberries but all other berry’s and veg cut into sticks etc for his snack . He’s not loving humous anymore unfortunately but loves all cheeses . I bought some rice cakes from Lidl and was thinking of...